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In great splendor, King Edward sent his 15-year-old daughter, Joan, as bride to the son of King Alfonso XI of Castile. Four armed ships set off from England, carrying attendants, belongings and bodyguards, but the princess never made it.
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In 1947, the U.S. Constitution went on a country-wide tour aboard the “Freedom Train.” Enthusiastic crowds greeted it at 300 stops in all 48 states, but the trip was not without controversy.
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Witnessed from across the Atlantic, the U.K.’s heated debate over Justice Brian Leveson’s inquiry into the press after a phone-hacking scandal must be startling.
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The biggest problem with the recently disclosed Obama administration white paper defending the drone killing of radical clerk Anwar al-Awlaki isn’t its secrecy or its creative redefinition of the words “imminent threat.” It is the revolutionary and shocking transformation of the meaning of due process.
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Investors such as Bill Ackman and David Einhorn, who buy stakes in companies and push management for change, are good for the market, according to Mario Gabelli, founder of Gamco Investors Inc.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson urged a halt to speculation about his Tory party leadership ambitions as rivalry between him and Prime Minister David Cameron got personal, with the premier dubbing him a “rock star”.
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The U.S. may lose its competitive edge in global financial markets because of misguided regulation, according to Mario Gabelli, chairman and chief executive officer of Gamco Investors Inc.
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Obama 2.0: You Can't Just Turn That Stuff Off. The president was applauded for getting aggressive in the final two debates. But what's it like now at the Obama breakfast table?
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New York City detectives Joe Lynch and Freddy Socha were assigned to the Bomb and Forgery Squad just before the opening of the 1939 World’s Fair.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter had a close shave with public embarrassment recently -- which might seem impossible for a man who has been dead for almost 33 years.
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