DC Confidential Flashcards

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Chapter titles

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  1. Lying Abroad
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  1. Lying Abroad
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starts a US Ambassador. permanent undersecretary at the foreign and commonwealth office.

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“New Labour”

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associated Tony Blair, who sought to modernize and rebrand the Labour Party, moving it away from traditional socialist policies towards a more centrist and pragmatic approach. constitutional reforms, increased investment in public services such as healthcare and education, and a commitment to maintaining a competitive and flexible economy

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  1. The great house
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The british embassy in the US on Massachusetts av.

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  1. sir winston churchills ghost
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thatcher comes to stay.

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11 like brothers

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iraq war. saddam hussein.

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lewinsky

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Lewinsky, a former White House intern, had a consensual affair with Clinton during his second term

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12 sex

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clinton - lewinsky and paula jones affairs.

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13 Blair for president

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14 up yours king

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apprenticeship in NI as john majors press secretary. DUP & IRA. pete king is the republican politician with iridh ancestry who was a supporter of the IRA

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15 banana war

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subsidies from EU to banana repubilcs in africa and caribbean. UK & us at odds in trade politiy

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16 the road to austin

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dubya

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folksy Texan pronunciation of his middle initial W

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