Concentration etched on his face: Prince William takes to the skies... in the Falklands

Prince William took to the skies over the Falkland Islands today on his first sortie as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot. William arrived on the archipelago this week amid escalating tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed region. The pilot prince has been branded a 'pirate prince' by protestors - but William would have been concentrating on closer-to-hand issues as he prepared for his first exercise. Today's images also show the 29-year-old prince consulting maps with a colleague in a squadron operations room. William, who in the RAF is called Flt Lt Wales, will provide search and...

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Duchess Kate brings festive sparkle to bravery awards in velvet strapless dress

Just hours before, she joined her husband for a Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace with the Queen. But it was just the young royal set at the Sun Military Awards tonight. The Duchess of Cambridge was the belle of the ball in a strapless black velvet dress as she walked the red carpet with her husband Prince William, who looked dapper in black tie Prince Harry was two steps behind his older brother at London's Imperial War Museum, also donning a suit. Kate's black Alexander McQueen gown - the same designer as her wedding dress - had frill trim around...

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We salute you: William and Kate wrap up their U.S. tour by paying tribute to brave Americans

William and Kate wrap up their U.S. tour by paying tribute to brave Americans who serve in the military The royal couple's last event saw them attend a jobs fair at Sony Pictures Studio staged by Service Nation: Mission Serve. The body is an umbrella organisation set up by the US government which brings together different service charities to support the re-integration of servicemen and women into civvy street.

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Middleton’s summer day out at Wimbledon (Photos)

The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton (Kate Middleton) sizzled in a white, Alice Temperley dress, as she attended a match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London on Monday.

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Mose Jefferson dies after battle with cancer (Criminal brother of Billy Jeff FELON-LA)

Mose Jefferson dies after battle with cancerReported by: WIRE and STAFF reports Last Update: 5/12 8:16 pm Mose Jefferson, political operative and brother of former Rep. William Jefferson, died after a battle with cancer, according to attorney Mike Fawer. Mose Jefferson was serving a 10-year federal prison sentence at North Carolina's Butner Federal Medical Center after being convicted of bribery. He passed away at 3 p.m. **SNIP** Jefferson was scheduled to stand trial on racketeering conspiracy charges, but that trial was pushed back because of his illness. Jefferson's sister, former New Orleans tax assessor Betty Jefferson, and her daughter, Angela...

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Kate puts on brave face amid tacky spectacle

Off with their hats! It was bigger than the Super Bowl and as tacky as a legion of Elvis impersonators. Most of all, it was disturbingly white. Yesterday's little wedding of William and Kate, a worldwide showcase of dreadful hats, fad diets and an unusually sour, lemon-yellow-clad queen, was designed to prove to the common man that the royals, finally, were down with the people. But from the moment a triumphant Kate tiptoed with her dad onto the red carpet -- yes, she walked an actual red carpet to and from the altar -- I saw not a potential queen....

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When William F. Buckley Met Saul Alinsky

When William F. Buckley met Saul Alinsky, one of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s biggest influences. Unfortunately, only five minutes of this December 1967 edition of Buckley’s seminal Firing Line program is online the above clip, but you can read a transcript of the entire interview at the Hoover Institute, or buy a DVD of the program for ten bucks from Amazon. At one point, Buckley describes Alinsky’s philosophy: Look, this is a program of things we want, if you don’t give it to us, we’re going to make it impossible for Chicago to continue commercial or civic life at...

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