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Prime Minister Cameron argues to keep Britain's nuclear arsenal
LONDON – Amid international alarm over saber-rattling by North Korea, British Prime Minister David Cameron made an impassioned defense Thursday for maintaining his country’s independent nuclear deterrent, despite growing domestic complaints of...
Tags: Scotland, Defense, Liberal Democrats (UK), Politics, Weaponry
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Helen Mirren as queen in 'The Audience' to be broadcast to cinemas
Helen Mirren's big return to the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the new play "The Audience," by Peter Morgan, now will be a global event. Fans around the world will be able to experience the London stage production when it is broadcast to cinemas this...Tags: Elizabeth II, Helen Mirren, Entertainment, Stephen Daldry, Gordon Brown
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Britain's plan to regulate the press goes too far
Britain's three major political parties have agreed on a new system of regulating newspapers in the aftermath of shocking invasions of privacy by some tabloid journalists. In this case, unanimity doesn't equal wisdom. The London-based Index on...
Tags: Journalism, United Kingdom, Politics, Elizabeth II, Litigation and Regulation
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Scotland to vote on independence in Sept. 2014
LONDON - Voters in Scotland will head to the polls Sept. 18, 2014, to decide whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain in Great Britain with England and Wales. The referendum could lead to the biggest political shake-up in the British...Tags: Referenda, England, Conservative Party (UK), Scotland, Elections
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Scotland to vote on independence in September 2014
LONDON – Voters in Scotland will head to the polls in September 2014 to decide whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain in Great Britain with England and Wales. The referendum could lead to the biggest political shakeup in the...
Tags: Referenda, Conservative Party (UK), England, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Cardin moves human rights forward, but will U.S. eventually retreat?
Neil Simon's commentary, "Cardin stands for rights" (Dec. 13), correctly depicts U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin's steadfast pursuit to hold accountable violators of human rights in Russia with the killing of attorney Sergei Magnitsky. Our concern is that the U.S....Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Casablanca (movie)
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South Dakota bison on the president's menu
WASHINGTON -- South Dakota bison will be on the menu when congressional leaders entertain President Barack Obama and his family at a post-inaugural luncheon on Jan. 21. They will be served a farm-to-table menu celebrating the inaugural theme, "Faith in...Tags: Environmental Issues, White House, Tim Johnson, NATO Summit, Michelle Obama
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Algerian military launches raid to rescue hostages
CAIRO -- The Algerian military on Thursday launched a raid to retake a natural gas complex from Islamic militants who seized the compound a day earlier and took scores of hostages, including Americans, Britons and Japanese. Conflicting reports of...
Tags: Mali, Algeria, Al Jazeera (tv network), United Kingdom, Energy Resources
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More arrests in British phone-hacking scandal
LONDON — Two police officers and a journalist were arrested in Britain on Thursday on suspicion of corruption in the ongoing police inquiry into phone hacking by News Corp. tabloids and related scandals. A London Metropolitan police statement...Tags: Journalism, United Kingdom, Politics, BBC, News Corp.
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Author criticizes Duchess of Cambridge; prime minister defends her
The former Kate Middleton was criticized by author Hilary Mantel earlier this month, but the novelist's comments didn't deter the Duchess of Cambridge from making a second official public appearance since confirming her pregnancy. Hitting a London...
Tags: Authors, United Kingdom, Politics, Imperial and Royal Matters, Abusive Behavior
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'Downton Abbey': Dan Stevens talks 'Downton' parody videos and more
Editor's note: This interview was conducted in Britain last summer, before the fate of Stevens' character was known. Dan Stevens was a virtual unknown before "Downton Abbey" premiered on PBS two years ago. But between the launch of the series and the...
Tags: Human Interest, Social Media, Tony Blair, PBS (tv network), Twitter, Inc.
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Hilary Mantel takes aim at Kate Middleton's baby bump
The text of Hilary Mantel's speech "Undressing Anne Boleyn," published in the Feb. 21 edition of the London Review of Books as "Royal Bodies," has already drawn backlash from the British Press for the two-time Booker Prize-winning author's comments on...Tags: Authors, Book, London Theatre, Steve Harvey, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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