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Built for King Kalakaua in 1882, this fortress-esque palace hosts outdoor wedding receptions in its historic Iolani Barracks.
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So while EU leaders prepared for a familiar ritual on December 13th (solemn signatures in some ancient palace or, in this case, a monastery followed by champagne toasts and speeches about European unity), Mr Brown announced that he could not miss a scheduled grilling by committee chairmen in the House of Commons.
ECONOMIST: Gordon Brown fumbles in Europe
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These exertions are to no avail: nine out of ten people in the Palace of Westminster this spring are schoolchildren from France and Germany.
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