BRITISH PM GORDON BROWN"S NEW CABINET ARRIVES FOR FIRST MEETING
Members of Parliament Nick Brown (L) and Chief Whip Geoff Hoon arrive at No.10 Downing Street for their first Cabinet meeting with the new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on June 29, 2007. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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