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...of Europe," Merkel said. Merkel was joined by Britain's Gordon Brown, France's Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a series of events, including solemn tributes and boisterous music concerts. At the climax, a line of...

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...to giving Britain an economic policy "portfolio". Britain faces an uphill struggle next year to fight off heavy-handed EU regulation of the City of London following the economic crisis. French and German leaders have blamed "Anglo-Saxon"...

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...and strategic front. President Sarkozy has lately turned away from attempts to forge a close alliance with Britain and returned to the Franco-German partnership that was the traditional core of the Union. The President's aides say...

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...the powerful Brussels job created by the Lisbon Treaty. The attempted "stitch-up" angered Britain, Spain, Italy and Poland along with other central and east European countries. News of the attempted deal came yesterday after Chancellor...

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But the candidacy soon ran into trouble. Backers had argued that Blair, who led Britain's Labour party from the wilderness to victory in 1997, would increase the E.U.'s clout on the world stage. But Blair was opposed by center-right...

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...in Brussels that the two people chosen as the faces of Europe lacked a certain stature. While Britain had the two stand-out candidates for both the president and high representative in Tony Blair and David Miliband, it was the...

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...of the Unknown Soldier. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in marking Armistice Day -- along with troops on the frontline in Afghanistan -- while commemorating the passing of the World War I generation of soldiers. "We are not commemorating...

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...without exploring the Ottoman archives. " The UK is supporting the candidacy of Tony Blair, the former Labour prime minister who was a vocal supporter of Turkish membership while in office. Diplomats say Mr Sarkozy, once a Blair...

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But it is worth looking at the conservative parties that are thriving. Britain's Tory leader, David Cameron, calls himself a "progressive conservative." Sarkozy argues passionately for tight regulation of the financial industry, with...

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