BRITISH PM GORDON BROWN'S NEW CABINET ARRIVES FOR FIRST MEETING IN LONDON
Minister for Universities John Denham, Leader of the Commons Harriet Harman, and Minister for Work and Pensions Peter Hain (L to R) 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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