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Gordon Brown stories: 262 news summaries

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(Newser) - No soul-searching gazes or shoulder rubs on this trip. President Obama's initial foray into foreign relations stands in stark contrast to the style of George Bush, writes Jonathan Martin in Politico. Bush took the "chummy," "towel-snapping" route in his relations with foreign leaders. Obama, on the other... More »

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Gordon Brown • Dmitry Medvedev • George W. Bush • G20 • President Obama

 Obama, Brown Push 
 for Urgent G20 Action 

President and PM want tougher bank rules to end recession

Apr 1, 09 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and British PM Gordon Brown today urged G20 members to “do whatever is necessary” to fix the global economic crisis, the Guardian reports. The two world leaders held a joint press conference on the eve of the G20 summit, at which Obama declared “the separation between... More »

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Barack Obama • London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • G20 • Sarah Brown

10 Tax Havens Agree to Curtail Bank Secrecy

Brown will announce G20 deal with Switzerland, Monaco

Mar 31, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten tax-haven nations—including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Monaco—will share information with other countries about suspected tax dodgers in a deal to be announced at this week’s G20 summit, the Telegraph reports. The deal is a coup for PM Gordon Brown, who is hosting the summit and who has... More »

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Gordon Brown • Switzerland • Monaco • Liechtenstein • G20 • tax haven

Women May Get Equal Rights
to UK Throne

New rules also may
allow royal family
to marry Catholics

Mar 27, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown's office and Buckingham Palace are considering changes to centuries-old laws that bar Catholics from the British throne and give male heirs precedence over female ones. The royal family is said to be open to changing the succession laws, and all 53 countries in the British commonwealth are to... More »

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United Kingdom • women • Gordon Brown • Queen Elizabeth II • Buckingham Palace • Catholic • British royals • Commonwealth • succession • Princess Royal • Howard Stern Grid

UK Fails to Sell Its Top Bonds

Auction of government debt falls short,
casts doubt on Brown's call for 2nd stimulus

Mar 26, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's central bank yesterday failed to complete its auction of government bonds for the first time in over a decade, reports the Telegraph. The auction of 40-year gilts fell short a day after the Bank of England governor warned that the country could not afford a second fiscal stimulus, as... More »

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Gordon Brown • bonds • Bank of England • financial crisis

Brown Kills UK
Plan to Double Alcohol Prices

Britain's top doc called
for raising costs to combat binge drinking

Mar 16, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown today rejected controversial proposals from Britain’s top medical officer to establish minimum prices for alcohol, the Guardian reports. The PM said he would protect the “sensible majority of moderate drinkers” after a report advised doubling prices to combat binge drinking. In Scotland, however, the regional government... More »

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alcohol • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • drinking

 Brit Pol Lashes 
 'Unreachable' 
 Obama Team 

'You have a bunch of people who haven't been in government before,' official gripes

Mar 11, 09 4:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British government official has ripped Barack Obama's "unreachable" team as leaders scramble to make arrangements with the White House to organize next month's G20 summit in London, reports the Independent. "There is nobody there. You cannot believe how difficult it is," said the Cabinet secretary. "... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • London • Gordon Brown • Britain • protocol • G20


 IRA Splinter Group 
 Behind Cop Killing 

Dissident republicans vow more attacks in Northern Ireland

Mar 10, 09 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second Irish republican paramilitary group claimed responsibility for the murder of a police officer in Northern Ireland last night, the first constable killed there since 1998. The Continuity IRA, which considers itself the army of a united Irish republic, issued a coded message saying, "As long as there... More »

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Northern Ireland • police • Gordon Brown • Ulster • IRA

Lost Contact Lens Delays Brown Speech

British PM, already blind in one eye, may be losing sight in other

Mar 10, 09 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown was forced to delay a speech to a Labour Party conference last week after he accidentally washed a contact lens down the sink, reports the Times of London. The British PM had no extra pair, and a staff worker had to detach the pipe beneath the sink to... More »

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United Kingdom • vision • Gordon Brown • Scotland • Labour • contact lenses • blindness

Secret Army Units Stirred Up N. Ireland Violence: Adams

British PM visits site of shooting, calls for 'hunting down' of gunmen

Mar 9, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sinn Fein head Gerry Adams says Northern Ireland’s chief constable “made a huge mistake bringing in undercover British Army units” to Northern Ireland after two UK soldiers were killed at a barracks Saturday, the Daily Telegraph reports. “You don't understand the history if you don't appreciate that... More »

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Northern Ireland • Gordon Brown • Sinn Fein • Gerry Adams • British Army • barracks • Britain • shooting • Real IRA

Prince Charles: We've Only 100 Months to Save the World

Future king warns about the deleterious effects of global warming

Mar 8, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nations have “less than 100 months” to avoid the irreversible damage caused by global warming, Prince Charles will tell business leaders this week in Rio. The British royal, an ardent climate-change activist, will deliver the dire warning as he begins a 10-day South American tour—a trip designed to... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • Prince Charles • Gordon Brown • Buckingham Palace • Britain • British royals

(Newser) - Apparently, admiration for Michelle Obama is not universal. In a column that might just qualify as a snit, Sarah Vine of the London Times takes the first lady to task for an "uncharacteristic lapse of judgment." The awful offense? Michelle gave toy models of Marine One to the... More »

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diplomacy • Michelle Obama • Gordon Brown • Britain • gift • first lady • Sarah Brown

 Brown Tells US 
 to 'Seize the Moment' 

Now more than ever the rest of the world wants to work with you

Mar 4, 09 1:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Gordon Brown inspired applause breaks and a standing ovation in Congress today, urging America to team up with England in battling the financial crisis, the BBC reports. Brown urged lawmakers not to indulge impulses toward protectionism—which “protects no one,” the prime minister quipped—and called for new... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • European Union • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • transparency • financial crisis

 Ted Kennedy to Be Knighted 

Gordon Brown to announce senator's royal honor today

Mar 4, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Arise, Sir Ted. The ailing Massachusetts senator is to receive an honorary British knighthood for his services to American-British relations and his efforts to forge peace in Northern Ireland, reports the Times of London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to officially announce Kennedy's honor during his address to both... More »

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Gordon Brown • Queen Elizabeth II • Ted Kennedy • knighthood • Britain • senator • honor

Obama, Brown Firm Up 'Special Relationship' 

Leaders pledge economic cooperation

Mar 3, 09 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Gordon Brown and President Obama met today, as Obama praised the “special relationship” between Britain and the US, the BBC reports. Obama said the ties between the two nations were “important to the American people” and would “only get stronger.” The British prime minister will address... More »

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Barack Obama • Gordon Brown • Britain • protectionism • special relationship • President Obama

 Recession, War 
 Top Brown's 
 DC To-Do List 

British PM will meet Obama, address Congress this week

Mar 2, 09 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Gordon Brown is en route to Washington, where the British prime minister will become the first foreign leader to meet with Barack Obama on American soil and address a joint session of Congress. The visit comes ahead of next month's G20 summit in London, and Brown will be looking for... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Gordon Brown • G20 • Obama administration • financial crisis

Simon Isn't Planning to Freeze Himself After All

American Idol judge was joking, rep says

Feb 25, 09 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Ever the cool cat, Simon Cowell now says he was just kidding recently when he informed Britain’s prime minister he’d like to be frozen after his death, a rep for the American Idol judge tells the Mirror. The 49-year-old reportedly told Gordon Brown “I’d be doing... More »

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American Idol • Gordon Brown • Simon Cowell • jokes • cryogenics

Cowell Wants Himself Frozen for Posterity

Idol judge convinced science will someday bring him back to life

Feb 23, 09 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Simon Cowell thinks future generations will need his snark, the Daily Mail reports. While dining with British PM Gordon Brown recently, the American Idol judge said he intends to have his body frozen after death. “Science is bound to work out a way of bringing us back,” he... More »

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American Idol • Gordon Brown • Simon Cowell • cryogenics

Brown Calls
for 'Global
New Deal'

At Berlin meeting, British PM says world needs $500B rescue

Feb 23, 09 6:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The world needs to unite on a "global New Deal" to end the economic crisis, Gordon Brown said yesterday at a European summit. The British prime minister, who is chairing April's meeting of the G20, joined colleagues from France and Germany to call for a major overhaul of the... More »

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Gordon Brown • IMF • global economy • G20 • financial crisis

Brown to Meet With Obama
on Economic Crisis

Soros: world's financial system has 'effectively disintegrated'

Feb 22, 09 1:56 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama will host British PM Gordon Brown at the White House next week for their first meeting since the election, the Independent reports. The leaders enjoy “a special partnership,” the White House says, and they’ll discuss the global recession ahead of April’s G20 meeting in... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • Gordon Brown • recession • Britain • George Soros

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