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Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption (AFP)...said. Karzai, who has built his presidential style on forging politically expedient alliances in the absence of strong institutions, reached out to chief rival Abdullah Abdullah and fellow presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani. But... In this article: Hamid Karzai, United States, Taliban, NATO, Gordon Brown, Abdullah Abdullah, Barack Obama, Taliban-led insurgency, Afghanistan, and Kabul |
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Guardian | 6 days ago
Afghanistan: Barack Obama gets ready to make toughest call of presidency
...as well as with provincial and district officials and tribal elders. Afghanistan: Barack Obama gets ready to make toughest call of presidency Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with US president Barack Obama in Washington for the first time
In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban, US, Hamid Karzai, James Jones, Al-qaida, Pakistan, and British Army
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Telegraph.co.uk - Top news | November 03, 2009
Afghanistan: Brown joins Obama with corruption warning to Hamid Karzai
Afghanistan: Brown joins Obama with corruption warning to Hamid Karzai Gordon Brown has joined Barack Obama in issuing a warning to Hamid Karzai about corruption in his Afghan government Published: 10:08AM GMT 03 Nov 2009 During a meeting...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, Ban Ki-moon, and UN
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BBC News | November 03, 2009
Karzai's 'to do' list
...monitored by his allies in the West. Both President Obama and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown told President Karzai that tackling corruption must be a key priority of a new administration. The last few years of Afghan government have...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Taliban, Poppy, UN, Barack Obama, Opium, Taliban insurgency, NATO, and Allegation
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ABC News | November 12, 2009
Obama Nixes Pentagon's Afghan Options
...would send 40,000 more troops. In London, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that he expects President Obama "to announce in a few days what his numbers for Afghanistan will be." But White House officials disagreed,...
In this article: Barack Obama, Pentagon, Afghanistan, U.S., Tax, Stanley McChrystal, and White House
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Gordon Brown hopes to fix Afghan pullout date
...to the country. Brown and Obama appear to be working on an Iraq-style strategy in which Afghan security forces take over areas on a phased basis as foreign troops increasingly concentrate on training rather than fighting. But Washington...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Al-qaida, London, UN, Afghanistan, Taliban, and Britain
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
NATO expects more resources for Afghan training
...Afghan troops and police, but would not comment on exact troop numbers. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told parliament he expected U.S. President Barack Obama to announce a decision "in a few days" on troop numbers for...
In this article: NATO, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban, U.S., White House, and Suicide
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Newsweek World News | November 13, 2009
A Q&A With Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani
...in his suburban Kabul home to offer his outlook on Afghanistan and discuss his plans. Excerpts: Can Karzai meet Obama's and Brown's demands? Karzai has a choice: to become a statesman or an outcast. To become an outcast he only needs to...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, U.S., Newsweek, and Kabul
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 08, 2009
KABUL COMPLAINS ABOUT FOREIGN CRITICISM
...and warlords. The US President, Barack Obama, and British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, have made similarly pointed remarks since Mr Karzai was declared the winner of a drawn-out election tainted by fraud. ''Over the last few...
In this article: United Nations, Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Afghanistan, and Barack Obama
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UN orders Iran to disclose nuclear details
...and activities," the report says. Revelation of the site came in September in the week of the UN general assembly, attended by Obama, the Iranian leader Mahmoud Amadinejad, Gordon Brown and other leaders. On the Monday, Iran disclosed to the...
In this article: Iran, UN, International Atomic Energy Agency, Tehran, Mohamed ElBaradei, Qom, Barack Obama, Britain, and Germany
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James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party. Immediately before this he had served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour government from 1997 to 2007 under Tony Blair.
Brown has a PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh and spent his early career working as a television journalist. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1983; first for Dunfermline East and since 2005 for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. As Prime Minister, he also holds the offices of First Lord of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service.
Brown's time as Chancellor was marked by major reform of Britain's monetary and fiscal policy architecture, transferring interest rate setting powers to the Bank of England, by a wide extension of the powers of the Treasury to cover much domestic policy and by transferring responsibility for banking supervision to the Financial Services Authority. Controversial moves included the abolition of Advance Corporation Tax (ACT) relief in his first budget, and the removal in his final budget of the 10 per cent "starting rate" of personal income tax which he had introduced in 1999.
After an initial rise in opinion polls, Brown's time as Prime Minister has seen his approval ratings fall and the Labour Party suffer its worst local election results in 40 years. Despite public and parliamentary pressure on his leadership, he remains leader of the Labour Party.
- Birth Date:
- February 20, 1951
- Birthplace:
- Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
- Religion:
- Church of Scotland
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
- Sarah Brown
- Residence:
- North Queensferry
- University Attended:
- University of Edinburgh
- Political party:
- Labour
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