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Europe's anti-austerity vote offers lessons for U.S. policymakers
The European elections have concluded and the results are clear: Voters in France and Greece are a lot smarter than economic policymakers in the United States. Or at least they're a lot more attuned to the folly of relying on austerity as a tool of...Tags: Republican Party, Labor Markets, Unemployment, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, European Union
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Rupert Murdoch tells British court his political clout is overstated
LONDON — He's hobnobbed with every British prime minister of the last 30 years but says he wields no undue political influence. His scandal-loving tabloids strike fear into the hearts of decision-makers, but he denies ever using his newspapers to...Tags: Politics, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, Rupert Murdoch, Ethics, Labour Party (UK)
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London's colorful mayor wins a second term
World NowBoris Johnson, the floppy-haired, often hilarious mayor of London, wins a second term. Johnson, a Conservative, beats Labor Party candidate Ken Livingstone, the man who was mayor of the British capital before him.... -
News Corp. admits errors as panel calls Rupert Murdoch unfit leader
Company TownRupert Murdoch is called not a fit leader for a major international company. News Corp. responds briefly with an apology and an admission of 'significant' wrongdoing.... -
London's colorful Mayor Boris Johnson wins second term
LONDON — It's another gold medal for BoJo.
Boris Johnson won a second term as mayor of London on Friday in a marquee contest between two of Britain's biggest personalities to run the country's biggest city.
Johnson's victory after a hard-fought,...Tags: Liberal Democrats (UK), Politics, Local Elections, Boris Johnson, Summer Olympics
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British scandal: Did Downing Street meals have donations on the side?
World NowBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has been embarrassed by an undercover video of a Conservative Party official offering access to him and other government leaders in exchange for big donations. Cameron released details Monday of meals he has hosted for... -
Britons line up at gas stations
World NowA threatened strike by fuel-tanker drivers has British motorists lining up at gas stations, even though no strike has been called and there is no shortage. The British government is blamed for making the situation worse.... -
Editor’s Letter—January 2012
LA Times MagazineA bounty of good tidings, in the form of pages full of art, culture, food and philanthropy... -
Movies: Designs that build character
Los Angeles TimesA movie doesn't have to be jampacked with cinema style to have a memorable fashion moment or two, and in the course of screening the slate of holiday-season films, we found all kinds of clothes, accessories, hairstyles and makeup worth a mention. "Hugo"...Tags: James Joyce, Hugo (movie), Salvador Dali, Celine, Religious Conflicts
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Christopher Hitchens dies at 62; engaging, enraging author and essayist
Christopher Hitchens, the engaging and enraging British-American author and essayist whose polemical writings on religion, politics, war and other provocations established him as one of his generation's most robust public intellectuals, has died. He was...Tags: Health Treatments, Lymphatic System, Human Rights, Thomas Paine, Henry Kissinger
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James Murdoch blames subordinates in phone hacking scandal
World NowBritish phone hacking scandal: Accused of enforcing a Mafia-style code of silence, News International chief James Murdoch maintained Thursday that he was not aware of the widespread use of phone hacking at the company's now-closed News of the World... -
British critics applaud Meryl Streep's 'Iron Lady'
World NowBritish alarm at the idea of an American actor playing Margaret Thatcher, the country's first female prime minister, has been largely laid to rest. Early reviews praised Meryl Streep’s performance as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady."...
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