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Fresh start?...absence of rule of law". Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was urging Mr Karzai "to set out the contract between the new government and its people including early action on corruption". The West will want to portray this... In this article: Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, UN, Gordon Brown, Afghanistan, US, David Miliband, Taliban, and NATO |
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The Press and Journal | November 09, 2009
World leaders join thousands of Germans to mark fall of Berlin Wall
..." she told Mr Gorbachev. Gordon Brown joined other world leaders at the event including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.. History The prime minister...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Mikhail Gorbachev, Dmitry Medvedev, Hillary Clinton, Nicolas Sarkozy, Europe, and Berlin
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New Kerala | November 09, 2009
Berlin celebrates the fall of the Wall
...divided city. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Premier Gordon Brown, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will join Merkel for a ceremonial walk through the gate. Other guests...
In this article: Berlin, Angela Merkel, Lech Walesa, Europe, Mikhail Gorbachev, Dmitry Medvedev, Jerzy Buzek, Paul van Dyk, Daniel Barenboim, and Jose Manuel Barroso
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | November 09, 2009
Two Decades Later: Clinton Takes Aim at 'Walls of the 21st Century' in Berlin
...join several European leaders -- including Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev -- for celebrations connected to the anniversary of the fall of the...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Guido Westerwelle, Berlin, Aleksander Kwasniewski, US, NATO, James Stavridis, Angela Merkel, and Ideology
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Van Dyk Pens Anthem For Berlin Wall Demolition Celebrations
...and global leaders including Germany s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Russian President Dimitri Medvedev and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. A wall of...
In this article: Berlin, Itunes, Dimitri Medvedev, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Bon Jovi
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 09, 2009
Germany's unity fete embraces 'one Europe'
...yesterday for a celebration of the night 20 years earlier when the Berlin Wall fell. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev as well as Secretary of State Hillary...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Europe, Germany, Communism, Eastern Europe, Berlin, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Lech Walesa, and Barack Obama
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 16, 2009
Gang busters for Afghanistan
...apparent unwillingness to tackle corruption. This month the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, warned Mr Karzai that he would lose international support if he failed to improve its performance. Law enforcement officials in Kabul hope the...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, Kabul, NATO, Afghanistan, US, Serious Organised Crime Agency, FBI, and Barack Obama
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Yahoo! News | November 01, 2009
Abdullah Withdraws From Afghan Presidential Run-Off (Bloomberg)
...France-Presse reported. Abdullah said he had consulted in recent weeks with U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. John Kerry as well as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. 'Democratic Process' He...
In this article: Abdullah Abdullah, UN, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Taliban, Barack Obama, Kabul, and Democracy
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 08, 2009
Leaders to fete fall of Berlin Wall at giant bash
...people expected at celebrations to toast a free and united Europe. Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French and Russian presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Dmitry Medvedev and representatives from across...
In this article: Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, Berlin, Communism, Brandenburg Gate, Europe, European Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Hillary Clinton
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Leaders urge new push for unity on Berlin Wall anniversary (AFP)
...1989. Merkel, who grew up in the Stalinist state, marched through the historic Brandenburg Gate with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, presidents Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, US Secretary of State Hillary...
In this article: Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Dmitry Medvedev, Europe, Berlin, NATO, Barack Obama, United States, and Russia
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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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