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100 Months and Counting Until Climate Change Is Irreversible

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green


Karin Kloosterman

Runaway changes in weather patterns will start, there will be droughts; we can expect to see the collapse of species in the sea and on land. Basically, terribly scary stuff is expected to happen.

Britain From Above: GPS Performance Art (VIDEO)

BBC | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business


Sometimes it's easy to worry about Big Brother abusing all the amazing technology around us -- the cameras in our computers, the chips in our phones, ...

Move Aside George & Gordon - The New Kids Are On The Block

Stefan Roberts | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Stefan Roberts

With Barack Obama concluding his Middle-Eastern and European tour today, it got me thinking about just how much I really want to get rid of the status quo and get started on the 'change'.

Obama's Europe Blindspot: Why Did He Skip Europe's Institutional Heart?

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

(Obama Does Brown but Not Brussels) I'm strongly supportive of Barack Obama's announced plans to spend some quality plane time with Senators Chuck H...

My Conversation with David Miliband

Charlie Rose | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics


Charlie Rose

2008-05-20-crose2.jpg I talked with the British foreign secretary about Iran, Myanmar, climate change, and the importance of American leadership.

In Parliament with Jonathan Djanogly

Eric Kuhn | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics


Eric Kuhn

Djanogly believes the average Brit does not follow the US Election day-by-day, blow-by-blow. People are more worried about Heather Mills, the Princess Diana inquest, and even Britney Spears.

Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, Won't Attend Olympics Opening Ceremony

AP | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home


British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Brown's office...

UK Press Catches Primary Fever

The New York Times | Leslie Wayne | Posted 03.07.2008 | Media


If the United States is mesmerized, and excited, by the primary races, so is England. The results of the Ohio and Texas primaries are front page news...

Continental Divide: Following "Super Tuesday" from Abroad

Dorothy Bendel | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home


Dorothy Bendel

Living an ocean away from the U.S. makes me particularly anxious about Super Tuesday. Maybe I'm anxious because my husband is in the military and this entire election has significant meaning for us.

Report: Al-Qaida Is Building A White Army Of Terror

Fox News | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics


Al Qaeda is building a white army of terror in the United Kingdom, according to the U.K.'s Scotland on Sunday. According to a source at MI5 -- the Br...

A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.

British Formally Hand Over Control Of Basra To Iraq Government

AP | LORI HINNANT | Posted 12.16.2007 | Politics


British forces formally handed over responsibility Sunday for the last region in Iraq under their control, marking the start of what Britain hopes wil...

British Royal Target Of Sex And Drugs Blackmail Plot: Report

Sunday Times Of London (U.K.) | David Leppard | Posted 10.27.2007 | Home


A MEMBER of the royal family has been targeted in an alleged "sex and drugs" blackmail plot being investigated by Scotland Yard. The royal - who cann...

BBC To Slash 2500 Jobs

New York Times | Eric Pfanner | Posted 10.18.2007 | Media


The British Broadcasting Corporation said Thursday that it would eliminate 2,500 positions and make 10 percent fewer shows by 2013 as it adjusts to a ...

British MPs To Probe Claims Of CIA Island Prison In Indian Ocean

The Guardian (U.K.) | Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics


Allegations that the CIA held al-Qaida suspects for interrogation at a secret prison on sovereign British territory are to be investigated by MPs, the...

If It's Good Enough for Gordon, It's Good Enough for Me

James Geary | Posted 09.29.2007 | Politics


James Geary

I think the British Prime Minister's ability to 'choose his moment' is a wonderful innovation that should be extended to each and every one of us.

UK Govt Guarantees Bank Customers' Savings As Crisis Looms

The Guardian (U.K.) | Larry Elliott and Ashley Seager | Posted 09.17.2007 | Business


The government last night issued an emergency pledge to Northern Rock savers that their money is safe, after a third day of queues outside branches th...

Watch Basra

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.05.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Watch Basra. Because as goes Basra may go the entire Iraq debate in Washington.


 

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