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Lib Dems seeking 'clarification' from Tories - Dead Marine was 'fantastic husband' - Labour MPs welcome Brown's exit.



Lib Dems seeking 'clarification' from Tories

The Liberal Democrats are seeking 'clarification' over key policy areas as they continue to negotiate with the Conservatives.

Dead Marine was 'fantastic husband'

Tributes were paid tonight to a "fantastic husband" who was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan.

Labour MPs welcome Brown's exit

Gordon Brown's decision to stand down as Labour leader was swiftly welcomed by Labour MPs.

Lib Dems want deal 'clarification'

Liberal Democrat MPs have called for "clarification" of a possible deal with the Tories, including on the key issue of electoral reform.

Banks help FTSE jump on euro zone relief package

Britain's leading share index scored its biggest one-day percent rise in nearly 18 months on Monday as the $1 trillion (667 billion pounds) euro zone rescue package doused concerns of EU debt defaults and further economic dislocation.

Elena Kagan chosen by Obama for Supreme Court

President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, declaring the former Harvard Law School dean "one of the nation's foremost legal minds." She would be the court's youngest justice and give it three female members for the first time.

Barrier-breaking jazz star Lena Horne dies at 92

Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive, signature song "Stormy Weather" and for her triumph over the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, has died. She was 92.

Oil spill threatens already weakened wetlands

Battered by hurricanes, weakened by erosion and flood-control projects, the sprawling wetlands that nurture Gulf of Mexico marine life and buffer coastal cites from storm surges now face another stern test as a monster oil slick creeps ever closer.

referendum drives targeting new law dropped

The two proposed referendum drives challenging Arizona's new sweeping law targeting illegal immigration are being abandoned, organizers said Monday.

Calif woman pleads guilty in Sandra Cantu murder

A California Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing an 8-year-old playmate of her daughter, then stuffing the body in a suitcase, pleaded guilty Monday to murder.

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