Tony Benn Leftist Icon in Britain Dies at 88 Mr. Benn a passionate figure in the Labour Party renounced a hereditary peerage to remain in the House of Commons. ALAN COWELL March 15 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1lD5wCl http://nyti.ms/1cXKoXK The New York Times World Legislatures and Parliaments

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In Ukraine Revisiting Ghosts of Crises Past As the showdown in Ukraine headed toward a referendum in Crimea themes from the past intruded into the debate: irredentism and appeasement. ALAN COWELL March 14 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/PwpHaI International New York Times World International Relations War and Revolution

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The Long Memories Shared by Britain and South Africa Two far-flung events a Nelson Mandela memorial and the trial of Oscar Pistorius illustrate the curious links between the two nations. ALAN COWELL March 7 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1nhcjCC http://nyti.ms/1kAliQU International New York Times World

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Pistorius Murder Trial to Bring Scrutiny to South Africa In the post-Mandela era, that unwelcome attention could backfire on a land that likes to regard itself, its myths and its larger-than-life heroes as exceptional. ALAN COWELL February 21, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1d3XT26 http://bit.ly/1jSxrjX International New York Times World Murders and Attempted Murders

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