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Mandela's Favorite Poem Is Also Beloved by White Supremacists
Here’s How the British Government Is Planning to Come After the Guardian
Wall Street's Bad Old Days Could Be Back If the Banks Win this Lawsuit
British Spies Aren't James Bonds, And 7 Other Things We Learned From the UK's Landmark Intelligence Hearing
British Reporters Might Be Covering the Royal Baby, But They Want You to Know They Don't Like It
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Mandela's Favorite Poem Is Also Beloved by White Supremacists
During his imprisonment on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela found inspiration in what has come to be one of the most hackneyed poems in the English language. Mandela is hardly alone in his admiration for the Victorian-era poem 'Invictus' -- other...
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Fri, Dec 12 2013 4:25 PM
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Here’s How the British Government Is Planning to Come After the Guardian
Every day, the National Security Agency's massive surveillance apparatus hoovers up nearly 5 billion records drawn from the location data of cell phones around the world. That's according to the Washington Post 's latest installment in their...
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Wed, Dec 12 2013 6:00 PM
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Wall Street's Bad Old Days Could Be Back If the Banks Win this Lawsuit
It's Wall Street's latest counterstrike against Washington and its attempts to rein in the financial industry after the crisis that plunged the U.S. economy into recession in 2008. And if the legal attack is successful, it could leave an opening...
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Wed, Dec 12 2013 4:03 PM
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British Spies Aren't James Bonds, And 7 Other Things We Learned From the UK's Landmark Intelligence Hearing
In an unprecedented parliamentary hearing resembling a scene from "Skyfall," three UK intelligence chiefs made the case for spying and secrecy in the modern world, while assuring the assembled that their agencies adhere to strict legal and ethical...
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Thu, Nov 11 2013 12:32 PM
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British Reporters Might Be Covering the Royal Baby, But They Want You to Know They Don't Like It
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you've probably been exposed to the nearly wall - to - wall coverage of the impending birth of Kate and Will's Baby. And while the media frenzy is sure to provoke some earnest...
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Mon, Jul 07 2013 11:07 AM
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Education or Exploitation? Channel 4's Ramadan Broadcast Stirs Up Debate in U.K.
Ramadan, the Islamic holy month marked by fasting from sunrise to sunset, begins Monday evening in many parts of the world (just when continues to be the subject of debate ). And in a intentionally provocative move, the British broadcaster Channel 4 has...
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Mon, Jul 07 2013 3:10 PM
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An alternative soundtrack for Maggie Thatcher's funeral
In death as in life, Margaret Thatcher inspires endless controversy. The former prime minister was buried today at St. Paul's Cathedral, and even the hymns chosen for the service have sparked debate -- never mind the lavish trappings of the ceremony...
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Wed, Apr 04 2013 2:50 PM
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The Texan who stole the show at Margaret Thatcher's funeral
After being carried through the streets of London in a flag-draped coffin aboard a gun carriage, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest this morning in St. Paul's Cathedral. But the big story of the day wasn't Maggie...
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Wed, Apr 04 2013 11:40 AM
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Margaret Thatcher's legacy -- in political cartoons
Margaret Thatcher's death on Monday has prompted a great deal of reflection on the Iron Lady's many legacies. But one in particular has been less explored: the former British prime minister's recurring appearance in political cartoons. "She...
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Tue, Apr 04 2013 2:10 PM
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Was Margaret Thatcher Britain's greatest post-war prime minister?
The rare public figure as beloved by some as she was reviled by others, Margaret Thatcher, who died today at 87, was the first female prime minister in British history and a world leader who arguably did more than anyone else to usher in today's free...
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Mon, Apr 04 2013 4:00 PM
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How the world saw the inauguration
0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false More than 800,000 Americans packed the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Monday to listen to President Obama deliver his second inaugural address, but many more were listening around the world. Here are a few...
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Tue, Jan 01 2013 3:15 PM
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An all-Europe army?
A report produced by a group of 11 E.U. foreign ministers this week on the future of Europe focused, understandably, on how greater integration - or "more Europe" - could help resolve the ongoing debt crises, through greater oversight of member...
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Wed, Sep 09 2012 11:51 AM
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British defense secretary announces major force cuts
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed in a statement to parliament today that the British Army will be slashed by 20,000 troops over the next decade as part of a new strategic plan called Army 2020. Nearly one-fifth of standing forces will...
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Thu, Jul 07 2012 10:33 AM
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Who gets a visit from Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't choose his foreign visits lightly. On May 31, Putin makes his first trip abroad since being inaugurated for a third term as president on May 7, to neighboring Belarus. The visit is highly symbolic of Russia's...
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Thu, May 05 2012 3:01 PM
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Welcome to IKEAville
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has begun work on a 26-acre self-contained neighborhood in Stratford, East London - just in time for the 2012 Olympics. The town will be called Strand East and will contain 1,200 new homes, 480,000 square feet of office space...
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Thu, Apr 04 2012 11:30 AM
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