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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage,… Read more »

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Foreign Office summons Iran’s ambassador

By Ian Dunt The Foreign Office has called the Iranian ambassador to the department this afternoon after comments from Ayatollah Khamenei branding Britain “evil”. The summons follows a similar move in Tehran earlier in the week, when the British ambassador was summoned to the authorities. Ayatollah Khamenei gave speech during Friday prayers today in which… Read more »

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The one man supporting a private Iraq inquiry: Alistair Campbell

By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has finally found an ally in his struggle to keep the Iraq inquiry secret: former spin doctor Alistair Campbell. Mr Campbell, who was cleared of wrongdoing in the run-up to the war by the Hutton inquiry, said critics of the war had already made up their minds and the shape… Read more »