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07 Jun 2009 10:33

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World: Gordon Brown’s Labour Party support just dipped in the negative

  • Can we get unity under the current leadership? I am not sure that we can and I think we need to debate it urgently and I think probably it will need a change in leader.
  • Charles Falconer • A former senior Labour Party official, on the uphill battle Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces in the U.K. Election results for the European Parliament are expected to be brutal today for the ruling party, caught up in scandal and facing criticism about a lack of a coherent policy agenda. And Brown, the guy on top, has felt it the worst, losing half a dozen cabinet members this week alone. • source
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31 May 2009 12:02

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World: Big Ben, the giant clock (not your fat friend) celebrates a milestone

  • 150 years of constant, boring timekeeping source
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30 May 2009 17:50

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Culture: Dear U.K. citizens, you have no taste. Sincerely, Susan Boyle fans.

  • Second? WTF guys? Seriously? How? The public voted, and somehow, some way, the lady who seemed like a shoo-in to win “Britain’s Got Talent” fell to second, behind “Diversity,” a dance troupe who isn’t Susan Boyle. We call bull$*#^. By losing, Boyle lost a chance to sing for the Queen of England. It’s kind of terrible we have to say this about an entire country, but: Screw you all. There goes our chance at moving into diplomacy. source
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29 May 2009 21:35

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U.S., World: Ground Zero got the royal treatment today thanks to Prince Harry

The prince, known for getting in heaps of trouble, is on his first official foray into the U.S. He’s wearing a suit. source
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24 May 2009 10:00

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World: How much does it cost to bribe your way into Buckingham Palace?

  • £1,000 now a driver’s royally screwed source
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20 Apr 2009 10:00

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Culture, World: A “Slumdog” child actress + the British press = Sketchiness

  • “My daughter is not for sale.” You mean he had to clarify? Rafiq Qureshi, father of “Slumdog Millionaire” child actress Rubina Ali, denies reports that he demanded money to sell his now-famous daughter. British rag News of the World (who broke the Michael Phelps pot scandal) apparently tried to trick him into selling his daughter, under the guise that he was talking to a wealthy Arab couple looking to adopt, not some douchebag with zero ethics working as an intern for News of the World. He said he was trapped into a tempting situation but never once tried to sell her. You suck, News of the World. source
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08 Apr 2009 10:16

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Music, World: M.I.A. is ticking off the Sri Lankan government again

  • Many have already perished from starvation and preventable disease. We cannot ignore these genocidal conditions, and if the aim of the SL Government is to protect the lives of the civilians, then this ship will reach its destination and lives will be saved.
  • M.I.A. (a.k.a. Maya Arulpragasam) • Who’s put herself in the middle of a conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the U.K.-based Act Now organization, which is trying to send aid to the country which is supposed to be for civilians caught in the conflict between Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers, but the Sri Lankan military fears may be headed for Tamil forces. She’s ruffled these feathers before. • source
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03 Apr 2009 01:45

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Tech, World: Google Streetview pisses off a quiet British villiage

“Don’t you dare come in here and take pictures of our affluent villa!” Some rich people ran them out of town, apparently. source
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01 Apr 2009 22:33

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Biz, World: The key chant by G20 protesters as they trashed RBS

  • These streets, our streets! These banks, our banks!
  • Mob of protesters • As they were ganking a Royal Bank of Scotland location in London during the G20 summit and drawing attention from media sources all over the world. That’s one way to make yourself heard, guys. Wait a second? Isn’t Barack Obama in town? Holy crap! • source
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01 Apr 2009 22:22

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Biz, World: That G20 thing in London drew hardcore protesters

In case you’re wondering if people are pissed about the economy in the U.K., uh … source
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