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  Kenneth Clarke Summary
Clarke was defeated for the presidency of the Cambridge Union Society by Howard, although he was subsequently elected President of the Union a year later.
Clarke's lack of involvement in front bench politics since 1997 meant that, unlike his leadership rivals, he was not associated with the policies and electoral failures of the Tory party under the leaderships of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard.
Clarke's position in the Wembley crowd was right behind the linesman at the time, and he shouted at the official to award a goal.
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  Kenneth Clarke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clarke was defeated for the presidency of the Cambridge Union Society by Howard, although he was subsequently elected President of the Union a year later.
Clarke's lack of involvement in frontbench politics since 1997 meant that, unlike his leadership rivals, he was not associated with the policies and electoral failures of the Tory party under the leaderships of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard.
Clarke's position in the Wembley crowd was right behind the linesman at the time, and he shouted at the official to award a goal.
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As is the habit of the BBC, Kenneth Clarke (the Conservative MP whose ideas the vast majority of Conservatives reject) is chosen as a regular representative of Conservatism on the air waves.
Kenneth Clarke is one of those MPs who believes explicitly in the abolition of the pound, the Bank of England, the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (i.e.
Clarke, as a member of Blair's Britain in Europe Campaign is a close ally of the Labour Prime Minister and he has been an avid attendee at meetings of the euro-federalist Bilderberg Group.
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 Kenneth Clarke - SourceWatch
Kenneth Clarke, a British Conservative Party MP, is also non-executive deputy chairman of British American Tobacco (BAT) and chair of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee.
Writing in the Guardian, George Monbiot argues that while not suggesting that Clarke had done anything illegal or in breach of the criminal code, he shouldn't be able to duck responsibility for BAT activities.
Phillip Morris considered Clarke and ally in opposition to a European-proposed ban on tobacco advertising.
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 Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke was born on 2 July 1940 in Nottingham.
Kenneth Clarke was elected Conservative MP for Rushcliffe at the 1970 General Election.
Kenneth Clarke was Chancellor of the Exchequer from May 1993 until the General Election in May 1997, when the Conservatives were defeated by New Labour under Tony Blair.
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 SeanBryson.Com Kenneth Clarke. Tory MP Abdicates duty and bows before Islamic demands
Kenneth Clarke discovered this when the Government announced their intention to convert an old RAF base situated in his consistency, into an open camp in which to concentrate up to 750 illegal immigrants.
Clarke's appalling abdication of his duty to his constituents became starkly apparent to them when he recently addressed a meeting attended by over 1,500 people, held recently in the market square of one of the small towns that will be effected by the Governments proposals.
Clarke also stated that he would argue that it was undesirable to suddenly bring in upwards of 750 mainly young males into such a small rural area, no matter where they all came from.
www.seanbryson.com /articles/kenneth_clarke.html   (1101 words)

  
 Intelligence: Profile: Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke has risen from the political dead to mount what must be his third and final bid for the Tory leadership.
Clarke's reputation as a beer-swilling, jazz-loving, hush puppy-wearing, cigar-smoking bird-watcher plays well with voters who see him as a politician in the 'bloke next door' mould.
Clarke was a staunch advocate of the single currency - only this week renouncing the issue as dead in his political lifetime.
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 ePolitix.com - Profile: Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke has risen from the political dead to mount what must be his third and final bid for the Tory leadership.
Clarke's reputation as a beer-swilling, jazz-loving, hush puppy-wearing, cigar-smoking bird-watcher plays well with voters who see him as a politician in the 'bloke next door' mould.
Clarke was a staunch advocate of the single currency - only this week renouncing the issue as dead in his political lifetime.
www.epolitix.com /EN/News/200508/dab273fe-339d-42ed-8717-40f4d126613f.htm   (622 words)

  
 Kenneth Clarke - Telegraph
Kenneth Clarke, who has died aged 69, was a Daily Telegraph foreign correspondent whose most dramatic dispatch recounted the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982.
When Clarke was expelled shortly afterwards the islands had been renamed the Malvinas, and Port Stanley Puerto Rivero; the radio station was broadcasting in Spanish as well as English, and cars were being driven on the right.
The son of a master butcher, Kenneth Clarke was born on May 4 1937 and educated at Stockport County Grammar School before becoming a reporter with the Stewart and Hartley sports agency.
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 Rev. Kenneth Clarke named director of CURW
Clarke, who also was the primary administrator for the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Chapel at Penn State, was named director effective July 9, said Susan H. Murphy, Cornell vice president for student and academic services.
Clarke, who had been at Penn State for 11 years, said he was interested in moving to Cornell and CURW because of their national reputation.
Clarke became acting director of the Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs (CERA) at Penn State in July 1996 and director in July 1997.
www.news.cornell.edu /chronicle/01/9.6.01/Clarke-CURW.html   (586 words)

  
 Clarke, Kenneth Harry - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Clarke, Kenneth Harry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clarke was politically active as a law student at Cambridge.
From 1965 to 1966, Clarke was secretary for the Birmingham Bow Group.
A junior member of the first Thatcher government of May 1979, he became a minister of state in 1982, paymaster general in 1985, with special responsibility for employment, and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1987.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kenneth Clarke
The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke QC, PC (born July 2, 1940) is a pro-Europe Conservative Party MP for Rushcliffe, near Nottingham.
Clarke had a moderately successful record as Chancellor as the economy recovered from the recession of the early 1990s, but found that the government received little credit after the defeat of its policy on Black Wednesday.
After the sacking of Iain Duncan Smith by the Parliamentary Conservative Party in 2003, he announced he would be supporting Michael Howard, and accepted nomination as part of a panel of party grandees to advise the Leader, though again declined a Shadow Cabinet post.
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 Why Kenneth Clarke is unfit to be Tory leader -- Daube 331 (7521): 912 Data Supplement - Longer version -- BMJ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clarke has supported the industry since his election in 1970 as MP for Rushcliffe, a tobacco constituency.
Kenneth Clarke remained minister for health until 1985, returning to the portfolio as secretary of state from 1988 to 1990.
Kenneth Clarke has been a supporter of the industry for over 30 years, and one of its leaders since 1998.
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 Kenneth Clarke in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Clarke's served as junior transport minister, and then as Minister for Health (1982- 85).
Clarke denied accusations he was too old to lead the party saying he was "overwhelmingly more popular".
Clarke's lack of involvement in frontbench politics since 1997 means that, unlike his leadership rivals, he is not associated with the right-wing policies and electoral failures of the Tory party under the leadership of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard.
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 reVerse > artists > k.c. clarke > an intersection of poets, songwriters, spoken word and music
KC (Kenneth) Clarke is the Chicago-based Regional Major Gifts Officer for The Ohio State University, serving Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Clarke was the curator of The Poetry Center's broadsides from 2001-2005.
Clarke also currated the Poetry Center and Lightology Poetry Billboard Series at the corner of Chicago and Wells in Chicago, featuring short (but very large) poems by Mark Strand, Li-Young Lee and Lisel Mueller.
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 Ken Clarke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kenneth Clarke MP Educated at Nottingham High School, Kenneth Clarke first became active in politics when elected President of the Union at Caius College, Cambridge.
Kenneth Clarke is a keen sports fan and regularly attends both Forest and County games.
Rare among modern politicians, Kenneth is a supporter of smoking.
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 Longtime Tory Seeks to Lead Party, With Eye on 10 Downing - New York Times
Clarke ranks among the most sturdy of veterans in Britain's opposition Conservatives, a former minister of health, home affairs, education and finance in the successive Tory governments that held power for 18 years until Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party secured victory in 1997.
Supporters of Kenneth Clarke applauded on Wednesday in London after he announced that he would be a candidate to lead the Conservative Party.
Clarke's critics note that, since the next election might occur five years after the last one, he could be close to 70 by the time he gets a chance to run for the prime minister's job.
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 Why Kenneth Clarke is unfit to be Tory leader - BMJ
By BMJ, Prospective candidate for the Tory party leadership, Kenneth Clarke, is “unfit” for the role because of his continued connection with the tobacco industry, says a contributor to this week’s BMJ.
MP Kenneth Clarke, deputy chairman of British American Tobacco (BAT) which holds one sixth of the global tobacco market, has been a leading supporter of the industry for well over thirty years, says Mike Daube, a Professor of Health Policy and campaigner for tobacco control.
Clarke is in no doubt about the dangers of smoking to health and has even acknowledged the “rather feeble attempts to dispute the scientific evidence”.
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Kenneth Clarke's thuggish reputation among doctors, dentists, teachers and many others is reflected in the bullying and authoritarian tactics of the organisation of which he is president - the Tory Reform Group.
Clarke was subsequently condemned by the Standards and privileges Committee (HMSO 0102012989) for non-declaration of gifts received from the Bilderberg Group (including luxury Hotel accommodation).
The Campaign's exposure of Clarke, Ashdown and Bilderberg demonstrated how those politicians which the media habitually call "centre" or "centre left" or "on the left of the Tory Party" are in fact privileged corporatists, operating behind the backs of the electorate.
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 Kenneth Clarke's tobacco industry links make him unfit for party leadership, UK, BMJ
Prospective candidate for the UK Tory party leadership, Kenneth Clarke, is "unfit" for the role because of his continued connection with the tobacco industry, says a contributor to this week's BMJ.
MP Kenneth Clarke, deputy chairman of British American Tobacco (BAT) which holds one sixth of the global tobacco market, has been a leading supporter of the industry for well over thirty years, says Mike Daube, a Professor of Health Policy and campaigner for tobacco control.
Clarke is in no doubt about the dangers of smoking to health and has even acknowledged the "rather feeble attempts to dispute the scientific evidence".
www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=32025   (304 words)

  
 Cass Business School | The Rt. Hon Kenneth Clarke, MP, speaks at Cass
Mr Clarke’s speech sought to debunk the myth that Gordon Brown is a “good Chancellor”, arguing instead that the latter’s success is an “illusion”.
Clarke highlighted that ‘prudence’, the watchword which defined the Iron Chancellor’s economic policies in Labour’s first term, have been relegated to the history books, only to be replaced by a ruthless tax-and-spend policy that no longer marks out Mr Brown as the champion of a robust economy.
Mr Clarke argued that the “golden economic legacy” Mr Brown inherited in 1997 has been squandered: Labour has not strengthened the nation’s wealth-creating base and Britain has dropped from fourth to eleventh in the World Economic Forum’s international competitiveness table.
www.cass.city.ac.uk /media/stories/story_2_26_54354.html   (349 words)

  
 Telegraph | Opinion | Kenneth Clarke is all smoke and no fire
The Clarke line - insofar as I understand it - is now that the referenda have booted the constitution into touch it's safe for the Tories to elect a Europhile leader because his ability to stiff them has been severely constrained.
The cynical argument in favour of a Clarke leadership victory is that he'd be the final nail in the Tory coffin and open up space for a new party on the Right and a long-overdue realignment in British politics.
Likewise, Mr Clarke is one of the Tory heavyweights most explicitly opposed to the war in Iraq.
www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk /opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/09/27/do2702.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2005/09/27/ixopinion.html   (875 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Clarke makes third attempt to lead Tories
Kenneth Clarke, the former chancellor, last night joined the Tory leadership race, formally announcing his candidacy and hoping it will be third time lucky.
Focusing on his experience in government - as health, education and home secretary as well as chancellor - Mr Clarke argued he was the candidate capable of tackling a government run on media spin.
At 65, Mr Clarke is a year older than Mr Howard, who said he would be too old to lead his party at the next election.
politics.guardian.co.uk /conservatives/story/0,9061,1559590,00.html   (721 words)

  
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Prior to his work at Cornell, Reverend Clarke was the director of the Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs at Pennsylvania State University.
Clarke compared the September 11 attacks to other world tragedies: "We share in the global community of tragedy.
Clarke similarly commemorated the 9/11 attacks by denouncing America.
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 NEA Jazz Masters KennethClarke
Kenny Clarke, known among musicians as “Klook” for one of his characteristic drum licks, is truly a jazz pioneer.
Clarke’s first professional job, while still in high school, came with the Leroy Bradley band in his native Pittsburgh, a stint that lasted five years.
Clarke’s inevitable move to New York City in late 1935 first found him doing club gigs with saxman Lonnie Simmons in a group which included Basie band guitarist Freddie Green.
www.iaje.org /bio.asp?ArtistID=57   (693 words)

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