Word: margarete
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...spate of interviews Tuesday, he said that Blair should fix a date precisely by telling a group of senior MPs when he's leaving. He even raised the historical precedent of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was chucked out of power after an unseemly brawl among Tory...
...relevance of the British monarchy. Anyone watching U.S. President George W. Bush post 9/11 can appreciate the value of a nonpolitical constitutional monarch. Bush accused his opponents of being unpatriotic, presenting himself as the embodiment of the American nation: a role for a constitutional monarch. It is significant that Margaret Thatcher?no shrinking violet?feared no politician yet freely admitted that she faced her weekly briefing sessions with the Queen with trepidation. I greatly enjoyed your story about the Queen, but please don't dismiss her role as "self-evidently nonsensical." Let the monarchy evolve. Michael Alan Peate Ottawa...
...offer the resources of Harvard University at a price that is affordable to members of the community. Undergraduate courses at the extension school cost between $550 and $825 each while comparable courses at Harvard College carry a price tag of $3,594.As one of 12 children, Jeanne Margaret Nurse’s decision to enroll in the ALB program was motivated by financial considerations. Although she received a scholarship offer to attend the University of Denver, the scholarship would not have been enough to cover all of her expenses, she said.“My parents were not going...
...Blair demote Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to a job running the House of Commons? Perhaps Straw's efforts to cozy up to Blair's likely successor Gordon Brown rankled, but he's generally considered an effective minister with excellent relations in Washington and European capitals. His replacement is Margaret Beckett, formerly the Environment Secretary, who lacks a background in foreign policy. A Downing Street source says Blair wanted to reward Beckett for her unflashy competence. Straw already had five years in the job and had been aiming to lead the Commons - though not quite yet. The source stressed the importance...
...Engineers in a sail-off tiebreaker. BC and Tufts were tied atop the leader board, but the hosts won in another sail-off to take the trophy. At the Metro Series 6 at Brandeis University, the Crimson took sixth overall. Junior skipper Robby McIntosh and freshman crew Margaret Wang sailed their boat to a sixth place finish, while junior skipper Marion Guillaume and freshman crew Emily Lamont finished in 20th place...