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Boris Johnson, The Next UK Leader?

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: UK, Video, UK Conservative Party, Boris Johnson Conservative Party, London Mayor Election, David Cameron, World Elections 2012, London Mayoral Race, London Mayoral Election, London Mayor, London Mayor Boris Johnson, London, Boris Johnson, World News

LONDON — It's an Olympic tussle – an election battle to win control of London's City Hall just weeks before hundreds of thousands of athle...

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Why I Love Comedy Politics

Laura Dunn | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gordon Brown, The Colbert Report, Tony Blair, President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, The Daily Show, Have I Got News for You, Amy Poehler, Boris Johnson, John Prescott, Media News
Laura Dunn

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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PHOTOS: Proposed London Airport Could Be World's Biggest

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Thames Estuary Airport, Infrastructure, Norman Foster, Travel News, Global Pulse, Thames Estuary, Airports, New Airport, London, Foster and Partners, Boris Johnson, Heathrow, Travel News

A newly proposed airport for London, located east of the city in the Thames River Estuary, could be the world's biggest, handling 150 million passenge...

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London Gets Its Own 'Eiffel Tower'

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Gustave Eiffel, UK, Cecil-Balmond, United Kingdom, Public Sculpture, England, Sculpture, London Olympics, Orbit, London Mayor Boris Johnson, London, UK Arts, 2012 London Olympics, Boris Johnson, Anish Kapoor, London England, Ushida Findlay Architects, Olympic Games, Eiffel Tower, UK Art, Lakshmi Mittal, Arts News

To get ready for the 2012 Olympic games, London needed the customary facelift that goes along with the festivities. Efforts have been made to push Lon...

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Kelly Brook Shows Off Her Perfect Pins In Pink Mini Dress To Launch Sky Ride

www.mydaily.co.uk | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Kelly Brook, Pink, Mayor, Launch, Heels, Sky Ride, Event, City Hall, Bicycle, Ride, Bike, Cycling, London, Boris Johnson, Dress, Home News

Kelly Brook was out in the (fleeting) London sunshine yesterday to launch the latest Sky Ride initiative, showing off her perfect pins in a teeny-tiny...

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Police and Thieves: Making Sense of the English Riots

Michelle Chen | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Birmingham, Britain, Youth, Crime, United Kingdom, England, David Cameron, Tottenham Riot, Looting, London, London Riots, Boris Johnson, Juvenile Justice, World News
Michelle Chen

Observers dismiss rioters as roaming bands of delinquents. Or well-organized, tech-savvy flash mobs. They're portrayed alternately as greedy opportunists or disaffected youth. Reflecting the diversity of urban Britain, they are everyone and no one. And they're just kids.

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WATCH: London Mayor Heckled During Press Conference

Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Video, UK News, London Mayor Heckled, Boris Johnson Heckled, Clapham Junction, London Mayor, London, London Riots, Boris Johnson, World News

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, struggled on Tuesday to be heard over hecklers while speaking to residents and the media in Clapham Junction, an a...

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President Obama FINED

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 09.19.2011

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President Obama has been slapped with a nearly $200 (£120) fine for not paying London's congestion charge when his motorcade drove through the city i...

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Mayor Of London Compels Harry Potter Fans To Lobby For London-Based Theme Park

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orlando, JK Rowling, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Harry Potter Theme Park, Harry Potter, Boris Johnson, Universal Theme Parks, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Rome, Florida, Universal Studios, World News

London Mayor Boris Johnson expressed "jealous irritation" Monday over the opening of the new Wizarding World Of Harry Potter theme park, based in Orla...

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ArcelorMittal Orbit (PHOTOS): Plan For Massive 2012 London Olympic Tower Is Unveiled

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: England, London, 2012 Olympics, Boris Johnson, Arcelormittal Orbit, Anish Kapoor, Arcelormittal, 2012 London Olympics, Lakshmi Mittal, World News

The ArcelorMittal Orbit, a teetering tower planned for the 2012 Olympic Games, is set to become the largest work of public art in the United Kingdom. ...

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Lessons from Legends at One Young World

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copenhagen Climate Talks, Alejandro Toledo, Live Aid, John Kerry, Davos, One Young World Summit, Bob Geldof, Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, David Jones, Boris Johnson, Home News
Marian Salzman

The inaugural One Young World summit under way this week in London is a next-generation Davos: a gathering of hundreds of future leaders from the worl...

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New York Elections Decision Day Tip Sheet

New York Times | Michael Barbaro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Thompson Jr, New York District Attorney, New York Public Advocate, New York Democratic Primaries, New York Mayor Race, New York Primary Elections, Cy Vance, John Liu, Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Melinda Katz, Michael Bloomberg, Ny Elections, Boris Johnson, New York Primaries, New York City Council, New York Comptroller, Cy Vance Jr., Mark Green, David Yassky, New York News

After four years of fund-raising and campaigning, candidates for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, distract attorney and City Council will face Dem...

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Boris Johnson, London's Mayor, To Grace Cover Of British Elle

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London Fashion Week, London Mayor, London Mayor Boris Johnson, Boris Johnson, Boris Johnson Elle Magazine, Elle Magazine, Fashion Week, Style News

London's famously dishevelled mayor, Boris Johnson, will grace the cover of fashion bible Elle next month in what many will see as a surprising partne...

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Boris Johnson, London Mayor, Nearly Killed By Truck While Riding Bike

Guardian | Toby Helm | Posted 05.25.2011

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Footage of Boris Johnson's near miss with a lorry while out cycling shows the London Mayor lucky to be alive....

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Competition Heats Up In Race For Electric Car Dominance

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boris Johnson, Electric Cars, Cars, Pollution, Green Cars, Green News

SEOUL, South Korea — Urban visionaries in London and Seoul, two of the world's busiest capital cities, foresee buses gliding through their stree...

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Global Obama: Big Opportunities, Bigger Challenges

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Venezuela, Britain, Tunisia, Opec, Missile Shield, Iran, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Qatar, Ukraine, Arctic, Boris Johnson, Libya, Energy Future, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Germany, Petro Rush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Oil, Dmitry Medvedev, Iraq, Israel, John McCain, Natural Gas, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Persian Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Poland, Politics News
William Bradley

If he wins, Obama will have the global popularity that no American president has had in a great many years.

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London's Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson Endorses Obama

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Endorsement, Barack Obama Endorsements, Barack Obama, Boris Johnson, London, Politics News

LONDON — The mayor of London, a member of the British political party that is a traditional ally of U.S. Republicans, says Democratic presidenti...

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