British politics setting bad examples for U.S.

Saturday, June 21, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT; updated 8:24 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

LONDON — For a visiting American, politics in Britain is a fascinating spectator sport, easier to understand than cricket and almost as violent as rugby. Take, for instance, the resignation recently of a high-ranking Conservative member of Parliament.

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