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The British House of Commons is a place where people hoot and holler, and high-minded debate is also encouraged.
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According to the BBC, John McCain said "exchanges such as those in the British House of Commons were a way of holding leaders accountable ...
McCain Campaign Rips off My Idea on President's Questions 2008
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A little more than a year after the shooting, on June 8, 1982, Reagan spoke before the British House of Commons, in which he predicted that "freedom and democracy will leave Marxism and Leninism on the ash heap of history."
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Two millennia later, at the start of World War 2, Winston Churchill gave his first, stirring address to the British House of Commons: "I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Richard Attias: Leadership in the Era of Jobs Richard Attias 2011
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A little more than a year after the shooting, on June 8, 1982, Reagan spoke before the British House of Commons, in which he predicted that "freedom and democracy will leave Marxism and Leninism on the ash heap of history."
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And not to bias your Oscar vote, but Colin Firth and Helena Bonham-Carter, stars of The King's Speech, this week joined the campaign backing a national referendum this year to adopt the system for all future elections to the British House of Commons.
Rob Richie: Poll: Vote on the Oscars Like an Academy Member Rob Richie 2011
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Two millennia later, at the start of World War 2, Winston Churchill gave his first, stirring address to the British House of Commons: "I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Richard Attias: Leadership in the Era of Jobs Richard Attias 2011
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The other day I came across an extract from a debate that took place in the British House of Commons in July 1864.
From Disraeli to 'the Bang-Bang' Peggy Noonan 2011
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Two millennia later, at the start of World War 2, Winston Churchill gave his first, stirring address to the British House of Commons: "I say to the House as I said to ministers who have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Richard Attias: Leadership in the Era of Jobs Richard Attias 2011
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Addresses to joint sessions of Congress are supposed to be august, stately and somber affairs, but the president turned his tonight into a raucous and lively mixture of a campaign stump speech and a college-style debate on the floor of the British House of Commons.
Howard Fineman: Obama Puts Passion Into Jobs Speech Rarely Seen In His Presidency Howard Fineman 2011
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