When the lustre fades
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The town of Tunbridge Wells had been booming during Margaret Thatcher's reign in Great Britain, but is now suffering economically. Unemployment in the area is four times what it was just 18 months ago. Many voters turned on the Conservatives and voted for the Liberal Democrats.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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A woman of substance
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Mary Robinson, Ireland's first female president, has fed hungry children in Somalia and implored the UN to take action against the famine and war there. Robinson even visited mainland Britain and Northern Ireland in an attempt to bring unity.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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Bound for the gulf: Canada joins the U.S. mission against Iraq
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Canada has pledged modest military support but solid political backing to US plans for an air strike against Iraq. However, there is a larger chorus of critics in both the US and Canada who question the merit of a military strike.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1998
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