Yahoo! News: World - Britain

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• Big week in election as leaders face TV debates (AFP)
• British campaigners threaten pope with arrest (Reuters)
• UK election becomes a family affair (AP)
• Leaders' wives are 'secret weapon' in British election (AFP)

Big week in election as leaders face TV debates (AFP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:23 PM PDT AFP - Britain's knife-edge general election is set to come alive this week after a lacklustre start, with the three main party leaders going head-to-head in a TV debate and launching their manifestos.

British campaigners threaten pope with arrest (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 11:31 AM PDT Reuters - British author and atheist campaigner Richard Dawkins will try to have Pope Benedict arrested to face questions over the Catholic church's child abuse scandal when he visits Britain later this year, one of his lawyers said Sunday.

UK election becomes a family affair (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:17 AM PDT AP - One wants to dispel the notion that he's half-man, half-machine. The other wants to banish the notion that he's too posh for office. So in a break with tradition, the men fighting to become Britain's prime minister are turning to their wives for help.

Leaders' wives are 'secret weapon' in British election (AFP) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:17 PM PDT AFP - Vote Sarah or 'Sam Cam'? With the popularity of politicians at a low ebb in Britain, the main party leaders have pushed their wives to the fore in the general election campaign.

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