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Chapter & Verse Margaret Thatcher authorized biography gets a US release date
The authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore will come to America next month.
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Global News Blog Britain bids farewell to Thatcher's funeral, debates her controversial legacy
Even former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral was the subject of hot debate. The conservative powerhouse was loved and reviled by Britons.
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Global News Blog State funerals, ceremonial funerals, and Margaret Thatcher
What's the difference between the ceremonial funeral that will be held for the late prime minister and the state funeral her supporters wanted for her?
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Global News Blog The Britain that Margaret Thatcher inherited
With remembrances of the late prime minister dominating the press, it is easy to forget the economic woes and issues of identity that gripped Britain in the years preceding her rule.
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Margaret Thatcher: the divisive creator of modern Britain
Though loved and loathed equally in Britain, the former prime minister was undeniably a force for change, breaking the British unions and helping the West win the cold war.
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Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, transformed Britain
For admirers, Margaret Thatcher was a savior who rescued Britain from ruin and laid the groundwork for an extraordinary economic renaissance. For critics, she was a heartless tyrant who ushered in an era of greed that kicked the weak out onto the streets and let the rich become filthy rich.
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Margaret Thatcher dies, leaves legacy as 'Iron Lady'
Margaret Thatcher dies: The 'Iron Lady' earned a reputation for toughness both in taking on labor unions as well as Argentina in the Falklands War. Margaret Thatcher died Monday.
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All sides claim victory with new UK press regulator - except the press
The new regulator can impose tough fines with the force of law, pleasing Labour and the Lib Dems, but there is a safeguard against one party influencing its actions, pleasing Conservatives.
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Falkland Islanders choose UK, but will UK always choose them?
Britain's commitment to keeping the islands has so far been unwavering. But the costs of keeping up the far-flung ties may change British attitudes in the future.
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The legacy of London's Iraq War march of 2003
Despite failing to prevent Britain from joining the US invasion of Iraq, the UK’s largest-ever political demonstration left a lasting political and cultural legacy.
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Does Tory opposition to gay marriage signal a UK 'culture war'?
More than 100 Conservative MPs voted against the gay marriage bill backed by Prime Minister David Cameron, but support from Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs carried the vote.
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Gay marriage bill debated in UK Parliament
The bill would enable same-sex couples to get married in both civil and religious ceremonies, provided that the religious institution consents.
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Britain debates: What should European welfare look like?
The debate in Parliament, which today passed a measure to temporarily cap most welfare benefits, is part of a larger debate in Europe over how to handle welfare amid the debt crisis.
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Britain details its exit strategy from Afghanistan
British soldiers in Afghanistan will fall from 9,000 to 5,200 next year, according to Prime Minister Cameron. 'There will not be a cliff-edge reduction in troop numbers at the end of 2014,' he said.
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Gun control after school shootings: Lessons from around the globe
Australia enacted tougher gun laws and saw a drop in school shootings to zero. After the 1998 hand gun ban, the United Kingdom saw a rise in gun-related crimes. Do gun controls reduce gun-related crime?
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N. Irish police involved in Belfast lawyer's 1989 murder, says report
Today's report said Northern Irish police colluded in a loyalist paramilitary's murder of high-profile lawyer Patrick Finucane, though it did not find an 'overarching state conspiracy.'
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Global News Blog Boy or girl, Kate's royal offspring likely to reign - eventually
The centuries-old tradition that gave male children precedence in succession to the British throne has been scrapped, with a new gender-equal law coming soon.
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Tabloid breakup? Cameron and Clegg on the skids
David Cameron and Nick Clegg, the leaders of Britain's two-party coalition government, are at odds over the changes to Britain's press regulation system recommended by Lord Leveson.
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Church of England facing 'major constitutional crisis'
After the surprising failure of the Church of England’s legislative assembly to ratify plans to allow women bishops, senior clerics worry England's state church could face government intervention.
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British press needs regulator, says phone-hacking inquiry
Lord Leveson concludes today a yearlong inquiry into the practices of the British press, including tabloids accused of illegal phone hacking.
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BBC news scandal: How big of a threat to British journalism?
The BBC's director general has resigned after a two-part scandal at the British Broadcasting Corporation – one of which wrongly implicated a member of Britain's Conservative Party as a child molester.
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Opinion: What if Britain left the European Union?
Amid the debt crisis in Europe, Euro-skeptics in Britain are dominating public discourse. British Prime Minister David Cameron is publicly hinting at a referendum on membership in the European Union. But remember, Britain, if you leave the EU, it's cold out there.
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Israeli plan for West Bank university fuels boycott debate in British academia
The Israeli cabinet this week approved the upgrade of settlement-located Ariel University Center to full university, drawing a rebuke from Britain's Foreign Office.
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Senators push Bernanke: Was Fed asleep in the LIBOR rate scandal?
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was questioned by senators Tuesday about the central bank's role in the LIBOR rate-setting scandal. He said the Fed had pushed for reform of the rate setting process in 2008 when it became concerned about manipulation of the influential benchmark.
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Olympic 'shambles'? Security firm's guard shortage draws ire ahead of Games
The head of the private security firm G4S apologized today for falling short of the numbers needed to secure the Olympic Games. The government is turning to soldiers and extra police.
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