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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: deputy PM
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the country's two-party coalition would hold together until 2015 as he tried to stabilize a government beset by infighting and rifts....Tags: Government, Politics, Robin Williams, Elections, Conservative Party (UK)
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British opposition leader says Google tax behavior 'wrong'
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying tax. In comments...Tags: The Huffington Post, Microsoft Corporation, Government, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc.
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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting - Deputy PM
Reuters* Britain's two-party coalition has ruled since 2010 * Riven by increasing policy differences * Cameron has raised spectre it could fall apart * Deputy PM says it will stay the course By Andrew Osborn LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime...Tags: Elections, Conservative Party (UK), Parties and Movements, Same-Sex Marriage, Government
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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: Deputy PM
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country's two-party coalition will hold together until 2015 as he tries to stabilize a government beset by infighting and...Tags: Elections, Conservative Party (UK), Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Parties and Movements
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Britain's Cameron tells EU rebels to back referendum law
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron ordered rebellious lawmakers on Thursday to back his plan for a law guaranteeing a vote on Britain's European Union membership as he sought shore up his party, his leadership and the coalition. Conservative...Tags: Labour Party (UK), Francois Hollande, Government, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Britain avoids recession with faster than expected growth
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain skirted a "triple dip" recession by growing faster than expected in the first three months of the year, providing some cover for a government under fire over its austerity drive. The Office for National Statistics said on...Tags: Labour Party (UK), Global Expansion, Gross Domestic Product, Radio Industry, Weather Reports
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Margaret Thatcher is lionized and lambasted
LONDON — Indifference was not an option. In death as in life, at home and abroad, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was lionized and lambasted — sometimes both in the same breath — as news of her passing Monday spread...
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Kate Leaves Hospital After Morning Sickness Treatment
CNNLONDON -- Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, left hospital Thursday morning, three days after being admitted for acute morning sickness. She emerged from the hospital accompanied by her husband Prince William and was driven away by a waiting car. A St....Tags: Sydney (Australia), Imperial and Royal Matters, Radio, Nursing, Politics
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Britain's Liberal Democrats give up on reforming House of Lords
World NowNick Clegg, Britain’s deputy prime minister, conceded defeat Monday in the campaign to overhaul the House of Lords by turning the venerable but undemocratic institution into a partially elected one. He acknowledged that his Liberal Democrats... -
The Sunday Brunch: Don't Call It A Comeback.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Sunday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving and were able to get through any of this year's Black Friday festivities without getting pepper-sprayed, shot or otherwise engaged in any activity that reinforces the stereotype that... -
2 months after riots, all is almost well in London
LONDON — The headlines were shocking, the images sickening. The widespread rioting, looting and arson in early August here and in several other English cities recalled the work of two 20th century novels, William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" and...Tags: England, Anthony Burgess, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kensington, Riots
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London tries tripling police presence to end riots
Associated PressLondon began nearly tripling the number of police on its streets Tuesday to try to end Britain's worst rioting in a generation — three nights of looting and burning by poor, diverse and brazen crowds of young people. Scenes of ransacked stores,...Tags: Computer Crime, London (England), Multi-Sport Events, Justice System, Rupert Murdoch
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