Posts Tagged ‘william’

Britain pushes Latin America ties

Friday, January 20th, 2012

The UK is launching its strongest diplomatic offensive in Latin America for two centuries, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, on a visit to Brazil.

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Aretha Franklin, 69, is engaged

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Aretha Franklin announces that she has become engaged to her old friend William “Willie” Wilkerson, at the age of 69, and plans a summer wedding.

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The men who made headlines

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Some of the men who made headlines this year, including Colin Firth, William McRaven and Ashraf Haziq.

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The men who made headlines

Tehran blocks UK embassy’s site

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The Iranian government has blocked access to the UK embassy website from within Iran, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

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As Britain Closes Embassies, Iran’s Isolation Could Complicate Nuclear Issue

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

A day after the British measures, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday he would seek to intensify European economic sanctions on Iran.

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Shakespeare tops list of symbols

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Playwright William Shakespeare tops a list of symbols which give Britons a sense of pride, according to a new poll.

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Obama Aide Hands Over Some Responsibilities

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Some of William M. Daley’s management responsibilities have gone to another senior aide, Pete Rouse, according to several officials with knowledge of the change.

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William M. Daley, Obama Aide, Hands Over Operations

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

President Obama’s chief of staff, William M. Daley, has turned over daily management of the West Wing to Pete Rouse, the White House senior adviser.

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Movie Review | ‘Anonymous’: ‘Anonymous,’ by Roland Emmerich – Review

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

The premise of “Anonymous,” that the plays and poems commonly attributed to William Shakespeare were actually the work of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is hardly new.

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Movie Review | ‘Anonymous’: ‘Anonymous,’ by Roland Emmerich – Review

Obama’s student loan plan isn’t so new

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

I can’t help but feel that President Obama’s new student loan proposal could take its title from William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.” Technically, on paper, the “Pay as You Earn” plan that the president began trumpeting Wednesday is new because it’s a new regulatory action taken by the Department of Education. But that action is just fast-tracking an improvement to a benefit already mandated by Congress in an existing program. Read full article > >

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Brutal Budget Battle Presses William M. Daley Into Political Combat

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The current climate at the White House presents an awkward turn of events for William M. Daley a business-friendly banker who seems more comfortable negotiating with Republicans than excoriating them.

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Newly-wed prince ‘forgot brake’

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Prince William apparently left the handbrake on as he drove his new bride Kate away in a classic Aston Martin, a royal photographer reveals.

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Newly-wed prince ‘forgot brake’

Neighborhood Guide: Annapolis

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Annapolis is dominated by history and water. Tourists come to see the wooden dome of the State House, visit the U.S. Naval Academy, wander down cobbled streets past 18th- and 19th-century houses or take a pleasure cruise on one of the many boats moored at the city’s docks and yacht clubs. ¶ Amid the guided tours and Colonial landmarks, though, Annapolis has even more to offer: seriously great seafood, a night-life scene that ranges from wine bars to local sailors’ pubs, alfresco art events and stylish boutiques. ¶ It’s funny how the city grows with you: As a kid, I ate peanut butter ice cream at Storm Brothers on the City Dock and ran through the gardens of the William Paca House downtown with my brother. Decades later, I come back for leisurely afternoons on the water and to visit dives that serve crab balls alongside cans of Natty Boh. ¶ Here’s a guide to our longtime favorites and recent discoveries. Read full article > >

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Royal couple attend first official engagement in London

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Prince William and his new wife attended their first official engagement as a married couple Thursday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests of honor at a charity gala dinner in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London. (June 10) Read full article > >

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DSK Lawyers Question Maid’s ‘Credibility’

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

New information obtained by Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers could “gravely undermine the credibility” of the woman who has accused him of rape, they wrote in a letter to prosecutors. It isn’t clear what that information is, but William Taylor and Ben…

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