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Article: VOA NEWS: GORDON BROWN BECOMES BRITAIN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER

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June 25, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Sonja Pace

For years, Gordon Brown was the steady hand from the sidelines. But, his chance to step into the limelight finally came.

"It is with humility and it's with pride and it's with a great sense of duty that I accept the privilege, the great responsibility of leading our party and changing our country," Brown said.

And, accepting the labor party leadership, Gordon Brown knew that within days he would become Britain's next prime minister, succeeding his political friend and rival, Tony Blair. Word was he had been waiting for this for years.

The two men first shared an office back in 1983 when both were newly elected labor party ...

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