Downing Street stories:
MetLife 4Q Narrowly Beats Street; Profit Down 70%
Feb 2nd, 2010 -
shares of metlife inc. (met) were slightly lower in after-hours trading after the company said fourth-quarter profit slipped 70% from a year ago; however, the results narrowly beat wall street's expectations. the insurer reported profit of $289
Exxon quarterly profit down 23 percent but tops Street
Feb 1st, 2010 - Reuters
houston (reuters) - exxon mobil corp (xom.n) reported a 23 percent decline in its fourth-quarter profit on monday, topping wall street expectations, as weak demand for fuel in the global economic slowdown hurt the largest u.s. oil company's refiningIraq war inquiry puts Blair back in the spotlight
Jan 28th, 2010 - FT
tony blair, britain's former prime minister, has tried hard to stay out of the uk spotlight since he quit downing street in 2007, giving few interviews and beavering away as middle east negotiator and celebrity speechmaker. but today
Chilcot inquiry: Lawyers expose pressure to give green light for war
Jan 26th, 2010 - guardian.co.uk
while jack straw, then foreign secretary, was roundly dismissing the unanimous advice of his top lawyers that an invasion of iraq would be illegal, officials in downing street were strongly resisting similar unwelcome advice, this time from lordNorthern Ireland power-sharing talks enter second day
Jan 26th, 2010 - guardian.co.uk
gordon brown today extended his stay in northern ireland, where he is hosting crisis talks to save power-sharing after flying to belfast with his irish counterpart, brian cowen, yesterday.
downing street said the talks – due to resume
Downing Street videos from YouTube:
5:31Simon Schama's Tour of Downing Street. Pt 1: The White Room
Simon Schama explains the origin of Downing Street and looks at the White Room in the company of Tony Blair.
1:31Diversity at Downing Street
Dance act Diversity perform for the Prime Minister and guests outside Number 10, in support of young British talent.
0:22No Handshake For You!
A police officer at 10 Downing Street decides to grasp Barack Obama's outstretched hand. But then the bobby tries to get handshake-cozy with Gordon Brown. GB ain't interested.
Downing Street from WikiPedia:
Downing Street is the street in London, England, which for over two hundred years has contained the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers: the First Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The most famous address in Downing Street is 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury—and thus, in modern times, the residence of the Prime Minister, since the two roles have usually been filled by the same person (exclusively so since 1902). As a result of this, Downing Street or Number 10 is often used as a metonym for the Prime Minister or his or her office, while Number 11 is likewise a term for the Chancellor of the Exchequer or his or her office.
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