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Guy Fawkes Day 2010: Why Americans want to 'remember, remember the fifth of November'
Guy Fawkes Day 2010 gives Brits occasion to burn in effigy the revolutionary who attempted to violently restore Catholicism in 1605. But some see him as a symbol for dramatic change in government.
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Britain tightens air security after Yemen bomb scare, renewing civil liberty concerns
After criticism of its initial response to the threat of Yemeni cargo-hold bombs, Britain is moving to close loopholes surrounding freight transportation and tighten vetting of travelers.
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Sherwood Forest up for sale: What would Robin Hood say?
Many of Britain's forests belong to the crown, much as American national parks belong to the people. As part of Britain's new austerity, they propose selling them.
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Can Obama match Britain's guts on budget cuts?
Amid widespread frustration over government spending, US politicians should heed British Prime Minister David Cameron's frank talk on debt – and his plan to spend only what his government takes in.
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What Britain's deep budget cuts mean for its future prosperity
Britain's left warns that the country's social fabric will unravel under the deep budget cuts announced today, while conservatives see a new society emerging.
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Britain's budget cuts outline radical path toward smaller government
Britain announced deep and wide-ranging budget cuts today that aim to eliminate its $245 billion deficit over the next five years.
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Israeli Navy intercepts activists' Gaza-bound boat. This time, no deaths.
The encounter was being closely watched, four months after Israeli commandos raided a similar Gaza-bound boat for Turkey killing nine activists.
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Journey: My Political Life
Tony Blair’s engaging memoir lauds George W. Bush and defends the difficult decisions that politicians must make.
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Spending vs. investment: Is the difference just semantics?
Former U.K. Chancellor Gordon Brown spent tax dollars on education, health, and public services. Is that an 'investment'?
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Tony Blair writes in his memoir he cried for Iraq War victims
Tony Blair, as British prime minister, made the decision to send British troops into Iraq in 2003, alongside the US. Tony Blair also said his successor, Gordon Brown, has 'zero' emotional intelligence.
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The Monitor's View: A new Britain after 100 days?
The odd-fellow coalition of Conservative David Cameron and Liberal-Democrat Nick Clegg has laid down radical markets for redistributing power, reviving the private sector, and trimming back bloated spending. So far, they've hung together.
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Opinion: Budget cuts are cracking the West's defenses
Facing budget shortfalls, Britain and France must make difficult choices that could reshape how Western allies meet common security challenges.
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Daniel Schorr: His first Monitor story, from 1948
Daniel Schorr wrote his first article as a reporter for the Monitor in 1948, when he was hired to cover the Netherlands, after having worked at news agencies and contributed to other news outlets. This article from the International Court of Justice was a fulfillment of his ambition to be a foreign correspondent at the beginning of his journalism career.
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The Monitor's View: The new Obama style: cozy up to world leaders
More confident and experienced after 18 months in office, Obama shows a welcomed personal touch with leaders, such as those of Israel, Russia, and China.
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UK budget 2010: New era of austerity in Europe?
UK budget 2010: Britain today unveiled budget cuts to raise £40 billion in state revenues through tax increases, welfare cuts, and salary freezes. But history suggests that raising taxes during a recession can cause a double-dip.
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Opinion: Sanctions aren’t always the answer: Robert Mugabe is using them to his advantage
Sanctions on Zimbabwe have become more of a helpful tool for Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party than a hindrance. And if this once-bountiful country is to turn a corner, the West should seriously consider suspending them.
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Saville report on Bloody Sunday massacre exonerates victims
Nearly 40 years after 14 Catholic civil rights marchers were killed by British soldiers in Derry, Northern Ireland, the UK's Saville report on Bloody Sunday exonerated the marchers. But prosecutions look unlikely, analysts say.
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Why government spending won't stave off a correction
Government leaders have spent too much money and put too much of the economy under their control. Now, the markets are forcing a correction.
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Thatcher II? Britain poised to slash budgets, government's role.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne told parliament today that the new government will be seeking broad public input on an 'emergency budget' designed to slash the deficit and modeled on a crash program used by Canada in the 1990s.
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Gaza flotilla raid pushes unknown Knesset member into spotlight
Hanin Zoabi, who was aboard the Mavi Marmara when it was seized Monday by Israeli commandos, has stepped up as a leading domestic critic of her government's Gaza flotilla raid. Meanwhile, senior statesman Ehud Barak faces calls for his resignation.
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David Cameron led Conservatives to power by moving to the center
New UK Prime Minister David Cameron led his Conservative Party out of the political wilderness by moving his party to the center -- and further away from their American cousins in the Republican Party.
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David Cameron: How conservative is he?
On many issues, new British Prime Minister David Cameron has more in common with Barack Obama than George W. Bush.
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David Cameron named new UK prime minister after Brown resigns
The Conservative Party leader David Cameron swiftly moved into 10 Downing Street on Tuesday as the UK's first Conservative Party prime minister in 13 years. Gordon Brown steps down.
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Conservatives say it's decision time for UK's Liberal Democrats
Conservative leader David Cameron urged the third-party Liberal Democrats to make a deal quickly as negotiations over forming a coalition government intensified Tuesday.
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