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Rumbustious Downing Street chief press secretary who was central to the style and success of the Thatcher revolution

In confronting the federal debt crisis, Congress should take special care not to cut the defense budget in ways that would reduce the U.S. military’s ability to dissuade, deter, and, if necessary, defeat future adversaries. While America has made significant cuts to defense spending before when threats receded, today the U.S. faces a disturbingly diverse set of national security challenges ranging from Somali pirates to transnational terrorist organizations to rogue nations with nuclear weapons. One of the best investments the U.S. can make is in military capabilities that dissuade and deter...

THESE are the headlines from 1982 as dockyard workers in Portsmouth geared up to launch a major campaign to repair warships damaged attempting to free the Falklands.

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These are the headlines from The News on May 26, 1982 – reporting on the loss of 20 of HMS Coventry’s crew the previous day.