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PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GORDON BROWN DELIVERS REMARKS IN DOHA, QATAR

Article from: Political Transcript Wire Article date: November 06, 2008

PRIME MINISTER BROWN DELIVERS REMARKS IN DOHA, QATAR, AS RELEASED BY PRIME MINISTER BROWN'S OFFICE

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

SPEAKER: PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GORDON BROWN

[*] BROWN: Can I say first of all what a privilege it is to be in Qatar, to be able to congratulate the Emir and the Prime Minister on their leadership, their leadership in Lebanon where they have brought about peace, their leadership in Sudan and Darfur where they are leading the way, their leadership in the development round where the Doha Conference will take place in a few days, ...

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Lloyds CEO Vows Bonuses, Despite Bailout

Posted Oct 21, 08 6:51 AM CDT in World,  Business 

Lloyds CEO Vows Bonuses, Despite Bailout
Source: ©encontrado.es

(Newser) – The CEO of Lloyds had promised staff that they will receive bonuses even though the British banking giant is being bailed out by the government. Employees were told that Lloyds faced "very, very few restrictions" after taking up to $9.4 billion in government money, reports the Guardian. Lloyds is currently undertaking a buyout of HBOS brokered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who had promised "an end to rewards for failure."

Source: Guardian (UK)

More about:  Great Britain • bailout • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • bonuses • HBOS • Lloyds TSB • Lloyds of London

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(Newser) - Governments across the globe are acting with “an enormous amount of congruence” and speed as they pour billions of dollars into rescue plans hoping to keep a sinking banking system afloat, reports the Wall Street Journal. The British government today provided $60 billion to prop up 3 banks, and the US Fed announced a massive infusion of cash into European markets. Global markets haven risen sharply on the news. More »

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 Brown Announces 
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Brown says troops home by July in surprise Baghdad visit

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(Newser) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a surprise visit to Baghdad today and announced that all but a handful of British troops will leave Iraq by July 2009. About 4,000 British service members remain in Iraq, mostly around Basra, though at the height of the war 100,000 were deployed. Since the war began 178 British troops have lost their lives, reports the Times of London.  More »

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