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British Lawmakers' Booze Problem

AP | By RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 05.07.2012

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LONDON -- An increasing number of U.K. lawmakers are seeking help for alcohol-related problems, the parliamentary speaker said Sunday, saying drinking...

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Is the Guy Fawkes Mask Industry Behind the Occupy Movement?

Harmon Leon | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Marvin Bush, Occupy Wall Street, Valentines Day, British Parliament, 1605, Amazon, Guy Fawkes, Harmon Leon, Nov. 5, V for Vendetta., Guy Fawkes Mask, Comedy News

Just like greeting card companies starting Valentines Day -- to reap profits and boost the sale of their products -- there are a growing number of skeptics who say that the Occupy movement was launched by manufacturers of the Guy Fawkes mask.

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A 'New Generation' Of Talent In Britain's Labour Party?

AP | By DAVID STRINGER | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Ed Miliband, Britain Law, Ed Miliband UK, Britain, Britain Labour Party, Labour Party, British Parliament, British Opposition Party, British Labour Party, World News

LONDON -- Britain's main opposition party promoted a host of new and mostly young lawmakers into senior roles Friday in an overhaul of its senior team...

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The Hardly Humble Hackery of Rupert Murdoch

Karl Frisch | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: United Kingdom, Ian Edmondson, 9/11, Fox and Friends, Media, Wall Street Journal, Fox Business Network, Phone Hacking, Dan Evans, Conservatives, James Weatherup, Neil Wallis, Rupert Murdoch, Media Criticism, Republican Party, James Murdoch, Conservative Media, News Corp, Rebekah Brooks, Glenn Mulcaire, British Parliament, Tom Crone, Lon Jacobs, Andy Coulson, Sir Paul Stephenson, Conservative Media Bias, Phone Tapping, Sean Hannity, Les Hinton, New York Post, News of the World, Fox News, Neville Thurlbeck, Sean Hoare, Bill O'Reilly, Media Bias, John Yates, Republicans, Murdoch Phone Hacking, Clive Goodman, Media News

The idea that Murdoch would have so little knowledge of the problems facing News of World is preposterous on its face given facts readily available to anyone with access to Google.

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WATCH LIVE: Obama Addresses British Parliament

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 07.25.2011

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LONDON — Offering reassurance and resolve, President Barack Obama stood in the historic grandeur of Westminster Hall and served notice to Englan...

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British Prime Minister Slammed As Sexist For 'Calm Down, Dear' Exchange

Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Angela Eagle, Women's Rights, British Parliament, David Cameron, Sexism, David Cameron Sexist, British Prime Minister, World News

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been labeled a chauvinist after telling a female shadow cabinet minister to "calm down, dear" during a heated...

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U.K.'s 'Bloated And Dysfunctional' House Of Lords

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.20.2011

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LONDON — Squeeze in Sir, excuse me Earl. Lawmakers say the red leather benches of Britain's House of Lords are packed to bursting – with P...

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Banksy's Wife Revealed?

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exit Through the Gift Shop, Parliament, Robin Gunningham, British Parliament, Daily Mail, Street Art, Graffiti, Joy Millward, London, Banksy, Lobbyist, Arts News

Working happily at her laptop, she looks like just another unremarkable young professional. But this is the first picture of Joy Millward, the very...

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Why Mo Mowlam Matters

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Docudrama, Women, Mo Mowlam, Bbc, Mp, British Parliament, Film, Confidence, Impact News

Mo is generally credited with successfully ushering in an era of peace between Great Britain and Northern Ireland when she was the British Secretary of state for Northern Ireland from 1997 until 1999.

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Misleading Campaign Leads to First ReRun Order In A CENTURY

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — A British court on Friday threw out the results of a parliamentary election after deciding that the victor had gone too far in distorti...

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Conservative British MP Comes Out As Gay

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Conservative MP is to end the "open secret" of his sexuality by attending the launch of a support group for gay politicians, says his agent. Ribble...

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Why Has No One Noticed That a Hung Parliament Would Trigger a Constitutional Crisis in England?

Guy Lodge | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nick Clegg, British Politics, British Parliament, David Cameron, World News

If there is to be a hung parliament, then debates about electoral reform will not only be relevant to party negotiations, they will be relevant to the survival of the UK too.

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U.K. Lifts Ban On Gay Ceremonies In Churches

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House of Lords has agreed to an amendment to the U.K. Equality Bill, which would lift the ban on same sex couples holding civil partnership ceremo...

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Internal Documents Reveal UK Officials Misled Parliament on Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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A prominent legal expert, Mr. Geoffrey Robertson, exposed this week the false and inaccurate statements on the Armenian Genocide made by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Brits to the Fascist BNP: "Not in My Name"

Jon Cruddas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: British Politics, Bnp, Hope Not Hate, British Parliament, British National Party, Video, World News

On 4 June this year, Britain elected two members of the far-right British National Party (BNP) to the European elections -- the first time fascists have been elected to such posts.

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Out of Date, Out of Touch: British Politics in Turmoil

LabourList | Posted 05.25.2011

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The British can be pretty slow on the uptake. Never have we been the slower than on the fundamental need to detonate and then rebuild our democracy.

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A Very British Scandal

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Office, British Parliament, United Kingdom, England, David Cameron, Labor Party, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Robert Kennedy, World News

It appears that most of the 646 MPs underwent an ethical bypass operation, and, in consequence, lost their sense of public duty.

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British House of Commons: Demanding Justice For Armenians, Not Just Genocide Recognition

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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This continuum of massacres, genocide and deportations highlights the existence of a long-term strategy implemented by successive Turkish regimes from the 1890's to more recent times.

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Michael Martin, British Commons Speaker: "We Have Let You Down"

Press Association | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Martin today apologised over the MPs' expenses scandal, but would not be drawn into debate on his own future. ...

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