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finally over?

Hoffman Can't Catch Owens
in NY-23 Race

Not enough ballots remain for him to overcome margin

Nov 20, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - It looks like the NY-23 race is over, again. With 3,072 absentee ballots left to be counted, conservative Doug Hoffman can't catch Democrat Bill Owens, who leads by 3,176 votes. State officials haven't called the race and won't until it's formally wrapped up, but the Watertown Daily Times... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • Conservative Party • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • Bill Owens

election day

5 Things to Watch
in NY-23 Race

Hoffman looks to pick up Scozzafava's supporters

Nov 3, 09 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - With late polls inconclusive, Josh Kraushaar of Politico runs down five things to watch in the NY-23 congressional race as returns filter in:
  • Dede Scozzafava's supporters: The big question is whether independent-minded GOP voters will go to her endorsed candidate, Democrat Bill Owens, or Conservative Doug Hoffman. Results
... More »

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Congress • Conservative Party • Republican Party • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

bloggers' first takes

Hoffman Race Takes Twist: Here's What It Means

Conservative gets a boost, but maybe not a very big one

Oct 31, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican Dede Scozzafava's surprise decision to suspend her congressional race in New York leaves Conservative Doug Hoffman to battle Democrat Dan Owens. Here's what the political blogosphere is saying:
  • Nate Silver , FiveThirtyEight: "Gun to my head? Sure, I'd take Hoffman at this point." But it's
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Congress • Conservative Party • Republican Party • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • 23rd District • Bill Owens • Election 09 • election day November 2009

political bombshell

GOP Foe of Conservative Hoffman Quits Race

Surprise decision leaves him alone against Democrat

Oct 31, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Big political news from upstate New York: Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her campaign for Congress ahead of Tuesday's election. She endorsed no one, but the move "is a boost" to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, writes Josh Kraushaar at Politico . Hoffman is a political novice who surged into... More »

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Congress • House of Representatives • Conservative Party • Republican Party • Doug Hoffman • Dede Scozzafava • Election 09 • election day November 2009

DAVID BROOKS

Leveling With Voters Could Revive GOP

Look at Britain: a tough austerity program has emboldened the right

Oct 16, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economy might be in shambles, but Republicans are offering no alternative plan to ward off mounting American debt—insisting on yet more tax cuts and refusing to cut into bloated Medicare. David Brooks suggests they take a lesson from their British cousins, the Tories, who are poised to win... More »

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debt • Tories • Conservative Party • public sector • David Brooks • George Osborne

 Brown Survives Party Revolt 


Jun 8, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - British PM Gordon Brown survived a rowdy party meeting today despite Labour’s dismal election results and a backbencher uprising, the Guardian reports. 16 Labour parliamentarians spoke in defense of Brown and five called for his resignation in the wake of a high-profile financial scandal. “You solve the problem... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Conservative Party • European Parliament • election results

 British MP Billed 
 Taxpayers for 
 'Servants' Wing' 

Tory then sold house and evaded capital gains tax

May 28, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just when the scandal over British MPs' expenses seemed to be petering out comes news that a Conservative legislator charged taxpayers $27,000 to build servants' quarters at his second home, the Times of London reports. Sir John Butterfill told the BBC the suggestion he had servants was a "... More »

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United Kingdom • British Parliament • tax evasion • Conservative Party • inappropriate expenses • staff • expenses

 30 Years On, 
 Thatcher 
 Still Divides 



Britain's first female PM polarized during her rule, and after

May 4, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thirty years ago today British voters elected Margaret Thatcher in a landmark election, ushering in 18 years of Conservative rule. She remains a polarizing figure: her enemies still regard her as nearly diabolical, while her admirers speak of her as a saint. The Telegraph looks back on her tumultuous 11-year... More »

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United Kingdom • British Parliament • Conservative Party • Tory Party • Margaret Thatcher • conservatism

UK Conservative Leader's Son Dies at Age 6

Cameron's eldest child suffered from rare neurological condition

Feb 25, 09 5:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The eldest son of David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative Party and the country's possible next prime minister, died early this morning at age 6. Ivan Cameron suffered from severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy and required constant care, reports the Times of London. He was born with Ohtohara syndrome, a... More »

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United Kingdom • British Parliament • Conservative Party • Tory Party • David Cameron • Britain

OPINION

GOP Could
Face a Decade of Oblivion

Tory move to the right after Blair defeat was utter debacle

Nov 13, 08 8:50 AM CST
(Newser) - What happens when a party gets the thumping that the Republicans endured in 2006 and 2008? If their British cousins are anything to go by, says Jonathan Freeland, "the first response to electoral disaster is denial." Writing in the New York Times, the Guardian columnist analyzes the Tories'... More »

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conservative • Conservative Party • Republican Party • Britain • Election 2008

Brown Surges
11 Points in
Latest Poll

Once written off, British PM wins support in financial crisis

Oct 28, 08 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new poll for the Independent shows that Gordon Brown, Britain's once seemingly doomed prime minister, has surged 11 points as the financial crisis continues. The poll put support for the opposition Tories at 39%, Labour at 31%, and the third-party Liberal Democrats at 16%. Where once the Tories were... More »

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UK Tories Accused of Soliciting Russian Magnate

Party's finance leader denies discussing illegal donation

Oct 21, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Conservative Party is taking heat for allegedly requesting $85,000 from a Russian billionaire and suggesting he skirt UK law by gifting the money through his British firm. The solicitation was firmly denied by the party’s finance spokesman, who confirmed he met with aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska but... More »

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British Parliament • Oleg Deripaska • Labour Party • Tories • Conservative Party • Britain • political donations • political scandal • Peter Mandelson • George Osborne

Rowling Gives $1.8M to Beleaguered  Labour Party

Admires Brown's efforts to fight child poverty

Sep 20, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beleaguered British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has at least one big fan: JK Rowling gave a whopping $1.8 million to the Labour party at its annual meeting today, the Guardian reports. The Harry Potter author, who is estimated to be worth a little over $1 billion, said she gave... More »

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Harry Potter • Gordon Brown • JK Rowling • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Britain • election

Humiliating Defeat for UK Ruling Party

Labour comes in 5th place in election on Brown's anniversary

Jun 27, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the first anniversary of Gordon Brown's premiership, the Labour Party went down to a humiliating fifth-place finish in a special election near Oxford, reports the Times of London. Although the Tories had been expected to retain the seat vacated by new London mayor Boris Johnson, the ruling party came... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Labour Party • Oxford • Conservative Party • Britain

New Election Loss Could Be Knock-Out Punch for Brown

Tory takes vacancy in industrial district

May 23, 08 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crushing defeat for the Labor Party yesterday in an election in a working class district of England could spell disaster for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, reports the Guardian. The opposition Tory candidate beat the ruling party choice in a by-election to fill a death vacancy by a whopping margin... More »

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United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • British elections • England • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Tory Party • David Cameron • Britain

Bloomberg to Greet New Mayor in London

Boris Johnson's Tories see visit as confirming party momentum

May 5, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will visit London on Friday to meet with new mayor Boris Johnson, the Guardian reports, giving UK conservatives another boost in momentum. Bloomberg will dispense advice on the early days of a mayoralty, and help the gaffe-prone Johnson dodge “pitfalls,” an aide said.... More »

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London • Michael Bloomberg • mayor • Tories • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson

'Buffoon' Boris Takes London's Mayor Race 

Johnson's huge win deals devastating blow to Brown's Labour party

May 3, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Self-described "buffoon" Boris Johnson won a hard-fought race last night to become mayor of London, the Guardian reports, dealing British PM Gordon Brown's party a stunning loss in his first election test. Johnson unseated Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone 53% to 47% after a 15-hour count that ended with a... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

 Brown, Labor Savaged
 in UK Elections 

Labor posts worst election results in 40 years

May 2, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Labor has suffered its worst showing in 40 years in local elections across England and Wales. Just one year after Gordon Brown became prime minister, his party pulled only 24% of the projected national vote, 20 points behind the Tories and behind even the third-party Liberal Democrats. As for the... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • British elections • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Tories • Conservative Party • Liberal Democrats • Boris Johnson

Labour Will Lose London, Final Poll Says

Boris Johnson on course for 10-point victory in mayor's race

Apr 29, 08 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 48 hours to go before the election, a final poll gives Boris Johnson a 10-point edge in the race for mayor of London. The shambolic Tory is poised to romp to victory over incumbent Ken Livingstone Thursday, according to the pollster YouGov. The finding is completely at odds with... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • poll • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson

 'Buffoon'
 Leads Incumbent
 in Race for
 London Mayor 

Boris Johnson holds slight lead for most important elected office in UK

Apr 3, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The two leading candidates for mayor of London, Britain's most important elected office, are locked in a neck-and-neck race, according to a new Guardian poll. Ken Livingstone, the fiery Labour incumbent and sworn enemy of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is now running just behind the Conservative challenger: MP Boris... More »

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London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Conservative Party • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

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