Britain honors fallen as Afghan death toll rises to 201
CNN - 51 minutes agoCentral London fell silent save for the tolling of Big Ben as the United Kingdom honored the dead of wars past and present on Remembrance Sunday.
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Queen Elizabeth II visits Olympic Park to inspect preparations for London 2012 Games
WQAD Moline - Tue Nov 3, 1:15 pm ETLONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II visited the Olympic Park on Tuesday to inspect preparations for the 2012 London Games.
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Britain's Gordon Brown: Effort essential for security
Boston Herald - Fri Nov 6, 12:06 am ETLONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will defend his government's commitment to Afghanistan in a major speech today, saying the war is essential to his country's...
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I met Gordon Brown... and I have proof
Washington Times-Herald - Fri Nov 6, 11:44 pm ETI met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Britain honors war dead on Remembrance Sunday as Afghanistan death toll rises
Sun-Sentinel - Sun Nov 8, 10:04 am ETLONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported that more than 200 British soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
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Council says Winslet worth $99M to Britain
UPI - Sun Nov 8, 11:26 am ETLONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom Film Council estimates British actress Kate Winslet is worth nearly $99.7 million to her country in terms of tourism and industry.
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Readout of Secretary Napolitano's Visit to the United Kingdom
Department of Homeland Security - Thu Nov 5, 3:16 pm ETSecretary Napolitano joined with her international counterparts in the United Kingdom to discuss partnerships to combat terrorism, secure cyber networks and infrastructure, and support international law enforcement efforts.
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CRIME: A TALE OF TWO CITIES On the streets with the Greater Manchester gang squad
Baltimore Sun - Sat Nov 7, 12:16 pm ETWhen "The Wire" gained popularity in Great Britain, we were contacted by a London-based journalist who proposed a job swap. Mark Hughes, a crime reporter with The Independent , a national newspaper in the United Kingdom, wanted to come to Baltimore to see if the city’s police officers, drug dealers, prosecutors and politicians bore any resemblance to those on show.
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Remember Afghanistan victims alongside WWI: British PM
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 4:23 pm ETThe fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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Small number of IRA veterans aiding dissidents in Northern Ireland attacks, report says
Sun-Sentinel - Wed Nov 4, 7:19 am ETDUBLIN (AP) — Irish Republican Army dissidents are posing their greatest security threat in Northern Ireland since the province's peace accord 11 years ago — and are receiving help from a handful of IRA veterans in plotting gun and bomb attacks, an expert panel found Wednesday.
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Queen leads Britain's Remembrance day ceremony
FOX 11 Tucson - Sun Nov 8, 7:17 am ETLONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead, joining thousands of troops, veterans and civilians in a traditional two-minute silence.
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Britain gives impetus to global tax on banks
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 7, 11:22 am ETWorld governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax.
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Lula in London to see queen, seek investment
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 4, 12:42 pm ETBrazilian President Lula Inacio da Silva arrived in Britain Wednesday for a two-day visit to drum up investment and have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.
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BRIEF-Olympics-Queen Elizabeth plants first tree at 2012 site
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Tue Nov 3, 12:11 pm ETLondon 2012 chief Sebastian Coe described it as a symbolic moment when Britain's Queen Elizabeth toured the Olympic Park on Tuesday and planted the first of 4,000 trees that will landscape the site.
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Former agent jailed for embezzling from composer to Queen Elizabeth II
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Nov 2, 12:04 pm ETLONDON (AP) — The former agent to Queen Elizabeth II's official composer was sentenced to prison Monday for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds ($800,000) from his employer over a period of 16 years.
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Lloyds, Cadbury
ShareCast - Sun Nov 8, 4:59 am ETLONDON (SHARECAST) - Gordon Brown yesterday threw his weight behind a “Tobin tax” on financial transactions as a way of taxing and reining in the banks, despite warnings that such taxes are unworkable.
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