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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Has Died Due To A Stroke

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 08:00

London, U.K. -

The former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher served as Britain's PM from 1979 to 1990, and was the longest serving prime minister in British History.

Born October, 13th 1925 in in Grantham, Lincolnshire as Margaret Roberts, she became known as the "Iron Lady" and was known for the conservative movement in the U.K. and worked to modernize industry and break strong labor unions.

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Newly Elected French PM's Name Is Also Slang In Arabic For Penis

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 18:36

The new media is struggling with how to handle delivering the news in the middle east, at least when it comes to pronouncing the name of the newly elected French Prime Minister.

As Europe struggles to contain its debt, broadcasters in the middle east are struggling to decide how to pronounce his name, Jean-Marc Ayrault. His last name, when pronounced correctly in French, is a slang world for penis in Arabic. Originally used in Lebanon and Palestine, it is widely understood throughout other Arab countries.

Guest List For State Dinner Of British PM David Cameron At The White House

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 20:08

Washington, D.C. -

Here's the full guest list attending the State Dinner on the South Lawn of the White House for the state dinner which President Obama is hosting for the British Prime Minister, David Cameron.

THE RIGHT HONORABLE DAVID CAMERON, M.P. PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

MRS. SAMANTHA CAMERON

Mr. Gerald Acker, Huntington Woods, MI

Mrs. Caryn Acker

Mr. David Adjaye, New York, NY

Ms. Ashley Jasmine Shaw-Scott

Mr. Mark Alderman, Bryn Mawr, PA

Mrs. Sue Ellen Alderman

General John Allen, Fort Belvoir, VA

Italian PM Mario Monti Sped Up Austerity and Refrom Package To Stop Country From Defaulting

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 12:20

Rome, Italy -

The new Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti, made moves to speed up a round of austerity cuts as part of his broader attempts to get Italy's massive debt under control and keep from defaulting on its loans.

Italy's national debt is 120% of its GDP and bond rates recently hit 7%, the same rate which Greece and Ireland hit which forced them into EU bailouts.