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Prosecutors: Terror Suspects Targeted US Embassy, Big Ben
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsBritish prosecutors say that nine young men arrested a week ago on terrorism charges may have planned to bomb the London Stock Exchange, Big Ben and the U.S. Embassy over Christmas. The men are accused of plotting to blow up several key landmarks in London as well as the homes and offices of some political and religious figures in the run-up to the busy holiday season. According to details outlined in court this week, police said that the defendants went on "reconnaissance" missions to study various sites in connection with the alleged bomb plot. Other locations allegedly scouted included ...
BP's 'Ass Kicking' by Obama Angers Brits, Sparks Pension Concerns
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyOn the eve of one of the most highly anticipated matches in the World Cup, the tension between the United States and the United Kingdom isn't just over soccer. The gulf oil crisis -- and BP's role in it -- has thrown up a new source of conflict between the two countries. In his newfound role as "ass kicker in chief," President Barack Obama has set his sights on the multinational oil giant, BP. Earlier this week, the president suggested that BP's chief executive, Tony Hayward, deserved to be fired for his management of the spill that began on April 20 and has continued to spew oil at levels ...
London Unveils Olympic Tower Design
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(March 31) -- The London skyline is already famous for many iconic sights: the Big Ben clock tower, the houses of Parliament, and the Eye -- one of the planet's largest Ferris wheels. Now city officials have unveiled plans to build a nearly 400-foot-tall structure of twisting red steel they hope will become London's latest and greatest landmark. The "ArcelorMittal Orbit" was conceived by award-winning artist Anish Kapoor. The Indian-born, London-based Kapoor is best known stateside for being the brains behind Chicago's beloved "Bean" sculpture, aka "Cloud Gate." Today, London Mayor Boris ...
Labor Loses London
By Justin Paulette - Politics DailyAcross the pond, the Mother Country has just undergone the tremors of an impending earthquake. In a series of local council elections, Gordon Brown's Labor Party suffered its worse defeat in 40 years. Labor took only 24% of the vote, just behind the Liberal Democrats (25%) and well behind the surging Conservative (Tory) Party (44%). While the council elections do not account for much significance beyond acting as a measure of public opinion, the Conservatives did score one substantive success. Laborite Ken Livingstone, London's mayor of eight years, was ousted in a resounding vote of ...
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