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Why I Love Comedy Politics

Laura Dunn | Posted 05.01.2012

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Both Barack Obama and John McCain appeared on Saturday Night Live during their race for the residency, and one wonders if Mitt Romney will embrace this precedent before Election Day.

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Education Without Borders

Gordon Brown | Posted 04.18.2012

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Every child has a right to an education. Yet millions of children are living in countries where that right is systematically violated as a result of armed conflict.

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PHOTOS: The Life Of Sarah Brown, 'Wife Of Prime Minister'

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.13.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- The first time she spoke in public, she was so nervous she passed out. "I put my head in my hands and tumbled onto the floor," said Sar...

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More Evidence Of Newspaper Hackings Emerge

Reuters | Posted 03.03.2012

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LONDON (Reuters) - British police have found evidence that private investigators working for newspapers hacked into the email account of former Prime ...

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Former U.K. Prime Minister On How To Escape Global Economic Downturn

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.19.2011

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The world's major economies are increasingly vulnerable to falling into a global economic downturn unless they can swiftly coalesce to patch up a tatt...

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L.A. Activist On Mission To Stop Genocide

Encino Patch | Posted 11.22.2011

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Janice Kamenir-Reznik is a community organizer, activist and the co-founder of the Jewish World Watch, an Encino-based organization with a missi...

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Keeping Our Promises

Gordon Brown | Posted 11.19.2011

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At the turn of the millennium, the world came together to promise that by 2015, every child would complete a full course of primary schooling. Progress is stalling.

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The Oil Market Plays Casino While the Obama Administration Acts as Croupier

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.19.2011

The Cramer interview is breathtaking in exposing the administration's total lack of understanding of the distorted formation of the price of oil and gasoline in today's markets and seemingly impervious to its cost to the economy and its destructive impact on jobs.

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U.K.'s Brown: Without 'Global Coordination,' U.S. Could Face Decade Of High Unemployment

Posted 11.16.2011

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Europe and the United States could face 10 years of slow growth and high unemployment if a global solution for the euro zone debt crisis is not im...

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Europe's Missed Opportunity

Gordon Brown | Posted 10.04.2011

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European leaders were quick to define last month's Euro summit of 2011 as the day European leaders seized the moment and faced the crisis down. Instead it will be seen as a huge missed opportunity, the turning point at which history failed to turn.

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A Big Pile of Murdoch: The Ultimate Legacy of Rupert Merde...

Martin Lewis | Posted 09.19.2011

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The subtext of what was on display this week in Parliament were the fruits of Rupert Murdoch's legacy to the British people.

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Could Wall Street Ever Face a "Murdoch Moment"? Could Its Empire Ever Fall?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.19.2011

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The Rupert Murdoch story holds a lesson for everyone who longs for justice against other seemingly invincible empires: Even when your opponents seem to hold overwhelming power, a change may be just around the corner.

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UK Paper Retracts Explosive Hacking Allegations

AP | Posted 09.14.2011

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LONDON — Sometimes you just have to say you're sorry. Britain's The Guardian newspaper has apologized to The Sun tabloid for claiming that The ...

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Why Europe Slept

Gordon Brown | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Gordon Brown, European Union, European Commission, Greek Debt Crisis, Europe, European Central Bank, Economy, World News

When the history of the 21st century is written, people will rightly ask why it was that Europe was found wanting during its most intractable economic crisis. But history books about the "decline of the West" are not yet inevitable.

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Hacking Scandal Widens

HuffingtonPost.com | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 09.10.2011

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The hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch's British media empire widened dramatically on Monday, as new reports emerged that papers beyond the Ne...

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750,000 Public Sector Workers Go On Strike In Britain

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 08.29.2011

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LONDON — Thousands of British schools will close and travelers will face long lines at airport immigration Thursday when three quarters of a million...

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Is This The Next Head Of The IMF?

AP | By ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 07.20.2011

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PARIS -- France's frank, hard-working and chic finance minister, Christine Lagarde, emerged Friday as Europe's likely choice to lead the International...

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Royal Wedding Snubs: See Who Didn't Make The Cut

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 06.28.2011

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In what has been deemed "a snub of historic proportions," the last two British prime ministers, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, have been left off the gu...

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Former World Bank Chief: Gordon Brown Should Be Next Head Of IMF

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A former head of the World Bank waded into a public row between Britain’s last and current prime ministers over who should be the next...

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Murdoch Asked Former UK Leader To Back Off Looks Into Paper's Lawbreaking

guardian.co.uk | Toby Helm and | Posted 06.10.2011

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Rupert Murdoch used his political influence and contacts at the highest levels to try to get Labour MPs and peers to back away from investigations int...

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Gordon Brown: Global Economy Still Not at a New Normal, Still Evolving, Shocks Ahead

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.10.2011

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Brown demonstrates something that we have seen before in the likes of John Kerry and Al Gore. Each was too cautious, too pruned and too stiff when running to secure the highest office in their respective lands.

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New Economic Thinking Conference To Shatter Illusion of Control

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.07.2011

As INET Executive Director Rob Johnson said, "last year's conference punctured the mystique of market stability (not to mention real events). This year, the conference will shatter the illusion of control."

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Steve Jobs's Knighthood Reportedly Blocked By Gordon Brown

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to a report by the Telegraph, Steve Jobs was nominated for knighthood in 2009 but was blocked from the honor by then-Prime Minister Gordon B...

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Gordon Brown's Wife Saw Berlusconi Asking For Naomi Campbell's Phone Number

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — The wife of Britain's ex-leader Gordon Brown says she spotted Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi asking for model Naomi Campbell's phone num...

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Why British Politics Needs Less of the Pantomime

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Brown, British Politics, House of Commons, Disability, David Cameron, Tony Blair, Mps, World News

If a colleague says something you disagree with and you tell them so, in a normal voice, without yelling, gurning like a gargoyle or maybe making "Wooh, wooh" noises -- then you're probably not an MP.

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