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First Nighter: James Graham's Politically Enthralling "This House" Gets the National Theatre HD Treatment

David Finkle | Posted 05.15.2013 | Arts
Read More: Labor Party, Walter Harrison, Houses of Pariiament, British Government, " James Graham, " Soho Theatre, National Theatre Live, Tory Party, "Tory Boyz, Whips, "This House, National Theatre's Olivier, Arts News
David Finkle

If you like theater and you like politics, you're going to jump at the chance to see theater about politics, Then get ready, politically-minded theat...

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First Nighter: Rowan Atkinson, Helen Mirren, Terrific Others Occupy London-Theater Hot Seats

David Finkle | Posted 05.05.2013 | Arts
Read More: " Harold Pinter, Ron Cook, Gilles Taylor, " Wyndham's, Labor Party, "The Queen, " Donmar Warehouse, Mark Haddon, James Graham, "Trelawny of the Wells, Ron Hutchinson, Simon Gray, Tory Party, Apollo Theatre, "This House, Mike Noble, "Port, Simon Stephens, Helen Mirren, Queen Elizabeth II, Stockport, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, " Sadler's Wells, Marianne Elliott, Jack Deam, Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher, Adolf Hitler, Patrick Marber, Wilhelm Voigt, " Antony Sher, Richard Eyre, Andrew Havill, " "Anna Karenina, "Old Times, House of Commons, Cambridge, Calum Callaghan, Adrian Noble, "The Audience, "Quartermaine's Terms, Bertolt Brecht, " Carl Zuckermayer, Liz White, Arthur Wing Pinero, " Peter Morgan, National's Cottelsloe, " National's Olivier, Rowan Atkinson, " Kate O'Flynn, "The Captain of Kopenick, Joshua Silver, Harold Wilson, " Rufus Sewell, Joe Wright, "Warhorse, "Atonement, Amy Morgan, Arts News
David Finkle

Due to one of those odd coincidences, theater at the moment seems to be about chairs. Rowan Atkinson sits in a relatively comfy one throughout the flawless revival of Simon Gray's Quartermaine's Terms, at Wyndham's.

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Country Considers Bills Lifting Gay-Marriage Ban

AP | Posted 04.13.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Australia Gay Marriage, Australia, Australia Same-Sex Marriage, Australia Same Sex-Unions, Australia Parliament, Labor Party, Green Party, Same-Sex Unions, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News

CANBERRA, Australia — Two rival bills that would lift a ban on gay marriage in Australia have been introduced into Parliament weeks after the ru...

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American Jews Without Israel, Israel Without U.S. Jews

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: David Twersky, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Religion, Politics, Jewish People, Labor Party, Haaretz, Jon Stewart, Diaspora, Bradley Burston, Israel, Kibbutz, Judaism, Religion News
Bradley Burston

Once, long ago, my friend and I bandied the concept of what American Judaism would be like if there were no Israel, and what Israel would be like if there were no American Jews.

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The F Word: Winners and Losers in the UK Election

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Gordon Brown, Unemployment, Conservatives, Laura Flanders, British Election, Labor Party, Grittv, Tony Blair, Grit Tv, The F Word, World News
Laura Flanders

In Britain, the Conservatives are back in power in coalition with centrist Liberal Democrats. For all their differences, both are deficit-obsessed.

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Britain's Silent Conservative Movement

Emily Henry | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: UK, Nick Griffin, Britain, Bnp, Question-Time, Gordon Brown, Conservative Party, England, Great Britain, Jack Straw, British Politics, Labor Party, David Dimbleby, World News
Emily Henry

Britain is tearing up its socialist roots and traversing a path back to conservatism. For those who feel sidelined in the immigration debate, the BNP has become a solution - albeit an extreme one.

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Labour Party Suffers Worst Electoral Results In A Century, Britain PM Faces Showdown

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: UK, Labour Party Election Results, Gordon Brown, England, Britain, Eu Elections, European Parliament, Labour Party, Labor Party, London, Eu Election Results, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday survived the most serious test of his leadership, offering his critics a humbling promise...

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A Very British Scandal

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Public Office, British Parliament, United Kingdom, England, David Cameron, Labor Party, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Robert Kennedy, World News
George Mitrovich

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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Labor Party Joins Netanyahu Coalition

Ha'aretz.com | By Mazal Mualem | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Labor Party Central Committee, Israel Politics, Labor Party, Israel Coalition Government, Palestinian Peace Deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Ehud Barak, Israeli Politics, Foreign Affairs, World News

The Labor Party Central Committee voted on Tuesday in favor of joining Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, despite vocal oppositi...

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Blair Says Brown Should Resign Or Labor Faces Disaster: Report

Daily Mail | Simon Walters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Labor Party, Gordon Brown, Tony Bair, Blair and Brown, Blairs Says Brown Should Go, Politics News

Tony Blair believes Gordon Brown should consider standing down as Prime Minister rather than face the humiliation of defeat at the General Election, i...

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