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Books Review

The Ghost by Robert Harris

by Peter Swanson

[16.Nov.07] :. Stormy nights and houses on cliffs have propelled me through worse books than The Ghost.

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Brown takes the helm as Blair steps aside

by Tom Hundley [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[28.Jun.07] :. LONDON - With a slight change of address and after a 55-minute chat with the queen, Gordon Brown became Britain’s new prime minister and Anthony Charles Lynton Blair became an ex-prime...

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Blair touted as possible Middle East envoy

by Tom Hundley [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[21.Jun.07] :. LONDON - On his last day as prime minister, John Major said goodbye to queen and politics, and headed straight to a cricket match. Margaret Thatcher took a job as a consultant for a tobacco...

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Blair leaves behind a legacy of accomplishment

by Tom Hundley [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[11.May.07] :. LONDON—His approval ratings have tanked, mainly as a result of his fateful entanglement with the Bush administration and its war in Iraq. But there is little doubt that history will record...

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French election heralds break with the past

by Tom Hundley [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[4.May.07] :. PARIS - With French voters set to choose a successor to President Jacques Chirac on Sunday and British Prime Minister Tony Blair expected to give notice within days that he will shortly be vacating...

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The Queen (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Oct.06] :. The several shots of Elizabeth II driving her SUV over bumpy roadways are quite the highlight in The Queen.

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