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Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne leaves meeting with Conservatives.
Liberal Democrat home secretary Chris Huhne leaves the Cabinet offices after trying to strike a deal with the Conservative party and form a coalition government in London on May 10 2010 London,England. Conservative leader David Cameron is meeting his party members tonight for a showdown. UPI/Hugo Philpott

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Ex-Energy Minister Huhne released from jail
Disgraced former British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne was released from jail Monday, calling the experience "humbling and sobering."
Leader: UKIP not just protest party
The euroskeptic United Kingdom Independence Party is becoming a viable alternative to the two major parties, its leader told members Saturday.
Chris Huhne and ex-wife get 8 months
Chris Huhne, the first British Cabinet minister forced out by a criminal prosecution, and his ex-wife were given eight-month jail sentences Monday.
Chris Huhne's ex-wife guilty
Vicky Pryce was convicted Thursday in a London court of taking speeding points for her ex-husband, former Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne, in 2003.
British skepticism caps EU jobless spiral
The latest spike in Eurozone's jobless figures came as a welcome boost for British euroskeptics who celebrated as Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party was buffeted from two sides -- by his Liberal Democratic coalition partner and newcomer right-wing UKIP -- in a single-seat contest Thursday.
Lib Dems hold on to seat in by-election
The British Conservative Party came in third Thursday in a by-election for the parliamentary seat held by disgraced former minister Chris Huhne.
Mistrial for Chris Huhne's ex-wife
Jurors in the perversion-of-justice trial of the ex-wife of former British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said Wednesday they were unable to reach a verdict.
Frosty hearing for British pol, ex-wife
Former British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne and his ex-wife kept their distance in court Thursday as they were charged with perverting the cause of justice.
The Falklands again
Some say it is the new Meryl Streep movie about Margaret Thatcher coming out in time for the 30th anniversary of her splendid little war.
British Energy Secretary Huhne resigns
British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne resigned shortly after he was charged Friday with conspiring to avoid a driver's license suspension in 2003.
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A members of the Hamas security forces patrol the border area between Gaza and Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 20, 2013. Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again for four days, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, As Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza closed and border was declared as military zone. Palestinian security forces patrol around the border, witnesses said. UPI/Ismael Mohamad