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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill stories: 2 news summaries

Churchill's
WWII Bunker Was Bogus

War rooms, in barely converted basements, weren't bomb-proof

Jul 20, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Winston Churchill kept the British government running through World War II from a bunker underneath central London, but a new exhibition reveals the prime minister's fury that his office was vulnerable to attack. The hastily converted war rooms, where Churchill and his staff worked and slept, lay only 10 feet... More »

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London • United Kingdom • World War II • Winston Churchill

(Newser) - Al Gore today likened the challenge of global warming to the threat from Nazi Germany and the Axis powers, the Times of London reports. Gore reminded a British audience that “Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilization in World War II,” saying the situation... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • England • World War II • Nazis • Axis • Winston Churchill

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