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David Blunkett remembered by colleague Robin Cook (7min)

Political allies and opponents have reacted to the sudden death of former UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook by fashioning eloquent wreaths of tributes to the man and his contribution to political life. Praise from Tony Blair for his hugely significant contribution to British politics, from Gordon Brown for his great insight and courage, from John Prescott for being the outstanding parliamentarian of his generation and from Michael Howard for what he called an immense contribu

House of Ladies, 1st of 3 (14min)

The political journalist Julia Langdon has reported on events upstairs and downstairs in bother Houses of the Place of Westminster for 35 years. She has watched women parliamentarians with admiration -- but without envy -- throughout that time. For a Sunday Supplement series first broadcast in August 2005 she discusses the changes that she has seen brought about by the introduction of female working peers into the House of Lords -- from trailblazers and mould-breakers to th

Romer's roamings, 1st of 3 (15min)

Egyptologist John Romer reminisces about his early years as an archaeological artist in the Middle East in the 1960s. Arriving in Luxor in the days before Egypt was a popular tourist destination, John and his wife Beth were astonished by the sheer scale of the ancient monuments, and the beauty of the artefacts strewn on the desert floor, untouched for millennia.Aided by his Egyptian assistant, Abdellahi, John slowly began to learn new ways of seeing the ancient past in the r

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Historians' Take on the News: Archives 3-17-03 to 4-15-03

TODAY, much of the world is convinced that the Bush administration covets Iraq's oil. "Blood for Oil" signs appear in dozens of languages around the globe. This is a serious charge. Even in the Bay Area, where many are skeptical of the Bush administration's motives, we don't want to believe our nation would invade another country for its oil. Americans are not like that, we tell ourselves. We are a moral people. We are a democracy, a nation ruled by law,

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Historians on the Hot Seat Following is a list of historians who have been the subject of news stories. The list is arranged in reverse chronological order, as are the entries within each section. Entries are taken from the websites cited. BRYAN LE BEAU: Accused of Plagiarism

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On occasion this page will include, in addition to historians, political scientists and economists who write about history. We may from time to time even include English profs.Note: Comments in some cases have been edited.Click here for the archives. Tom Engelhardt: The Bush Team's Playing at War Arnold Beichman: Anti-Semitism Is Globa

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Historians on the Hot Seat Following is a list of historians who have been the subject of news stories. The list is arranged in reverse chronological order, as are the entries within each section.RICHARD MCCORMICK:

On Gun Registration, the NRA , Adolf Hitler, and Nazi Gun Laws: Exploding the Gun Culture Wars (A Call to Historians)

by Bernard E. Harcourt

In much of the literature and argument, the references to Hitler and Nazi gun laws are often dressed in Second Amendment rhetoric.

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JONATHAN DRESNER: A TEACHER'S LAMENT (PART 1 OF MANY) 12-26-03:According to the NY Times, computer scientists are developing software that can produce credible paraphrases of English-language texts. Yippee. It's hard enough assigning papers to students today, with the ease of computer-aided