Two weeks ago, Conservative leader David Cameron called for tougher sentences for rapists, saying too many men "think they can get away with it".

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Sir David's book is tougher and much harder edged, with far more attention paid not merely to military matters but to the diplomatic and strategic context in which Frederick the Great operated.

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As David reported, some House Republicans are urging a much tougher approach to illegal immigrants.

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The DUP's David McIlveen moved his party's amendment calling for tougher sentences.

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Nick Clegg got a relatively easy ride from the members of the Saturday morning homework club in Adamsdown on Saturday (despite a tricky question as to whether he is "friends" with David Cameron - answer: "We work together") but a tougher time from a few dozen anti-cuts protesters outside the conference venue around the corner as he arrived for his speech.

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David Cameron has backed the principles behind Lord Justice Leveson's recommendation for a tougher regulatory body for the press.

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National Rifle Association President David Keene said at a recent media event that his organization supports reforms that would make it tougher for mentally ill people to get guns.

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