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Can the Tories figure out how Bush won again? By Charles Moore (Filed: 04/11/2004) A conservative has just won for a second time, more strongly than four years ago. It is the biggest vote ever cast for a conservative in the history of the world. And that conservative's job is the most important in the world. Where is the British Conservative Party? The most honest answer is, no one is quite sure. Michael Howard, the party leader, is strongly Atlanticist, but he devoted so much energy earlier this year to trying to catch Tony Blair out over the war in...

Oct. 30, 2003 Jewish legislator set to be leader of English opposition By DOUGLAS DAVIS British legislator Michael Howard. Photo: AP Veteran Jewish legislator Michael Howard now looks certain to be crowned leader of the opposition Conservative Party following a bout of internecine strife that led to the political ouster of former leader Iain Duncan Smith on Wednesday night. While nominations for the leadership remain open until next Thursday, heavy-hitters within the party were quick to announce that they would stand aside and support Howard, who is widely seen as "a big beast in the political jungle." Colleagues see Howard...