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Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major acknowledges the applause after speaking at commencement ceremonies at Washington University in St. Louis on May 19, 2006. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

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I cannot see any credible or logical reason why -- given the circumstances as they now are, given the fact that they have already published a summary of the opinion, given the fact that there is no doubt Lord Goldsmith produced such an opinion -- I cannot see at all why that should not now be published
Ex-British PM wants Iraq war info released
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There is no scientific evidence that BSE can be transmitted to humans or that eating beef causes it in humans
Food: Beefing it up like the president
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It is essential that the word of government and the intelligence services is readily accepted by Parliament and the public
Blair insistent on Iraqi weapons
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I have always said that the euro will break up. Not after the first crisis today, but after the second crisis, which could be 10 years away. This is, after all, a political project, not an economic project
Early anti-euro voice has not flinched
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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch