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September 2005
- Left faces defeat in Poland poll
- 2nd other top story (25/9/2005, 08:20 – 08:40)
- 3rd other top story (25/9/2005, 08:40 – 09:10)
- 4th other top story (25/9/2005, 09:10 – 13:05)
- 6th other top story (25/9/2005, 13:05 – 16:50)
- 3rd other top story (25/9/2005, 16:50 – 17:10)
- 4th other top story (25/9/2005, 17:10 – 17:30)
- 5th other top story (25/9/2005, 17:30 – 17:55)
- 6th other top story (25/9/2005, 17:55 – 19:05)
- 5th other top story (25/9/2005, 19:05 – 20:00)
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- Tory rule change bid is defeated
- 4th other top story (27/9/2005, 15:40 – 16:05)
- 3rd other top story (27/9/2005, 16:05 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (27/9/2005, 17:35 – 18:05)
- 5th other top story (27/9/2005, 18:05 – 19:55)
- 4th other top story (27/9/2005, 19:55 – 21:10)
- Right subheadline (27/9/2005, 21:10 – 28/9/2005, 01:35)
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- PM facing NHS conference defeat
- 2nd other top story (28/9/2005, 05:40 – 07:35)
- 3rd other top story (28/9/2005, 07:35 – 08:55)
- 4th other top story (28/9/2005, 08:55 – 09:50)
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- Blair faces defeat over NHS plan
- 4th other top story (28/9/2005, 09:50 – 10:25)
- 5th other top story (28/9/2005, 10:25 – 12:30)
- 4th other top story (28/9/2005, 12:30 – 12:40)
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- Government defeated on NHS
- 1st other top story (29/9/2005, 10:25 – 12:40)
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October 2005
- Defeat for Railtrack shareholders
- Main headline (14/10/2005, 14:20 – 18:05)
- Left subheadline (14/10/2005, 18:05 – 18:15)
- Main headline (14/10/2005, 18:15 – 15/10/2005, 10:05)
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- Legal defeat for accused Spector
- 5th other top story (28/10/2005, 05:00 – 08:05)
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November 2005
- Blair defeated over terror laws
- Main headline (9/11/2005, 17:05 – 10/11/2005, 04:50)
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- Blair meets Cabinet after defeat
- Main headline (10/11/2005, 04:50 – 12:00)
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- Government defeat on pub hours
- 2nd other top story (14/11/2005, 21:25 – 15/11/2005, 00:10)
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January 2006
- Lords defeat for ID cards scheme
- 1st other top story (16/1/2006, 17:50 – 17/1/2006, 01:30)
- Right subheadline (17/1/2006, 01:30 – 05:25)
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- Lords defeat for anti-terror plan
- 2nd other top story (17/1/2006, 18:25 – 19:00)
- 3rd other top story (17/1/2006, 19:00 – 19:25)
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- Terror plans suffer Lords defeats
- 2nd other top story (17/1/2006, 19:25 – 22:15)
- 3rd other top story (17/1/2006, 22:15 – 18/1/2006, 00:45)
- 4th other top story (18/1/2006, 00:45 – 00:55)
- 5th other top story (18/1/2006, 00:55 – 01:25)
- 6th other top story (18/1/2006, 01:25 – 02:25)
- 5th other top story (18/1/2006, 02:25 – 02:35)
- 6th other top story (18/1/2006, 02:35 – 04:15)
- 5th other top story (18/1/2006, 04:15 – 06:25)
- 6th other top story (18/1/2006, 06:25 – 07:10)
- 5th other top story (18/1/2006, 07:10 – 07:55)
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February 2006
- Lords defeat terror internet plan
- 5th other top story (1/2/2006, 20:50 – 23:50)
- 6th other top story (1/2/2006, 23:50 – 2/2/2006, 00:10)
- 7th other top story (2/2/2006, 00:10 – 03:00)
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- Labour defiant after shock defeat
- Main headline (10/2/2006, 16:50 – 19:25)
- Left subheadline (10/2/2006, 19:25 – 11/2/2006, 00:30)
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- MPs overturn terror laws defeat
- Left subheadline (15/2/2006, 15:40 – 15:45)
- Main headline (15/2/2006, 15:45 – 16:00)
- Left subheadline (15/2/2006, 16:00 – 16:20)
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- Blair defeated on 'glorification'
- 3rd other top story (28/2/2006, 18:35 – 18:40)
- 4th other top story (28/2/2006, 18:40 – 20:25)
- 5th other top story (28/2/2006, 20:25 – 20:50)
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March 2006
- Ministers defeated over ID cards
- 1st other top story (6/3/2006, 17:55 – 18:30)
- 2nd other top story (6/3/2006, 18:30 – 20:40)
- 3rd other top story (6/3/2006, 20:40 – 21:15)
- 4th other top story (6/3/2006, 21:15 – 22:05)
- 5th other top story (6/3/2006, 22:05 – 7/3/2006, 01:05)
- 7th other top story (7/3/2006, 01:05 – 01:55)
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April 2006
- Sham marriage law defeat
- 1st other top story (10/4/2006, 11:15 – 12:20)
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- Berlusconi urged to face defeat
- 3rd other top story (15/4/2006, 20:40 – 20:55)
- 2nd other top story (15/4/2006, 20:55 – 22:25)
- 3rd other top story (15/4/2006, 22:25 – 23:15)
- 4th other top story (15/4/2006, 23:15 – 16/4/2006, 00:35)
- 5th other top story (16/4/2006, 00:35 – 01:30)
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May 2006
- Rebels defeated on schools veto
- Left subheadline (23/5/2006, 23:05 – 24/5/2006, 05:35)
- 6th other top story (24/5/2006, 05:35 – 07:40)
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June 2006
- Taleban vow to defeat UK troops
- 1st other top story (7/6/2006, 18:35 – 18:45)
- 2nd other top story (7/6/2006, 18:45 – 19:40)
- 1st other top story (7/6/2006, 19:40 – 22:05)
- 2nd other top story (7/6/2006, 22:05 – 8/6/2006, 00:20)
- 3rd other top story (8/6/2006, 00:20 – 01:10)
- 4th other top story (8/6/2006, 01:10 – 03:40)
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- Afghan rebels 'must be defeated'
- 2nd other top story (12/6/2006, 09:50 – 11:15)
- 3rd other top story (12/6/2006, 11:15 – 11:40)
- 4th other top story (12/6/2006, 11:40 – 13:00)
- 5th other top story (12/6/2006, 13:00 – 14:25)
- 4th other top story (12/6/2006, 14:25 – 16:15)
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- Japan defeated in new whaling bid
- 3rd other top story (18/6/2006, 03:20 – 05:20)
- 2nd other top story (18/6/2006, 05:20 – 08:10)
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- Labour admits by-election defeat
- 1st other top story (30/6/2006, 01:50 – 02:20)
- Right subheadline (30/6/2006, 02:20 – 02:40)
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September 2006
- Swedish PM concedes poll defeat
- Left subheadline (17/9/2006, 22:35 – 22:50)
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- Labour defeated over health plans
- Right subheadline (27/9/2006, 17:40 – 20:30)
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- UK forces claim a Taleban defeat
- 1st other top story (27/9/2006, 20:10 – 20:20)
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- UK military claim Taleban defeat
- 1st other top story (27/9/2006, 20:20 – 20:45)
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- Labour defeated over health plans
- Left subheadline (27/9/2006, 20:30 – 21:15)
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- UK military claim Taleban defeat
- 2nd other top story (27/9/2006, 20:45 – 21:15)
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- Labour defeated over health plans
- 2nd other top story (27/9/2006, 21:15 – 22:25)
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- UK military claim Taleban defeat
- 1st other top story (27/9/2006, 21:15 – 22:25)
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- Labour defeated over health plans
- 3rd other top story (27/9/2006, 22:25 – 22:40)
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- UK military claim Taleban defeat
- Main headline (27/9/2006, 22:25 – 23:15)
- Right subheadline (27/9/2006, 23:15 – 23:20)
- 1st other top story (27/9/2006, 23:20 – 23:55)
- 2nd other top story (27/9/2006, 23:55 – 28/9/2006, 01:10)
- 3rd other top story (28/9/2006, 01:10 – 02:05)
- 4th other top story (28/9/2006, 02:05 – 03:40)
- 3rd other top story (28/9/2006, 03:40 – 05:35)
- 2nd other top story (28/9/2006, 05:35 – 07:55)
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December 2006
- Change or face defeat - Cameron
- 1st other top story (2/12/2006, 02:50 – 03:50)
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February 2007
- Ministers defeated on health vote
- 3rd other top story (19/2/2007, 19:45 – 20:50)
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March 2007
- Trident rebels 'will be defeated'
- 2nd other top story (11/3/2007, 16:50 – 18:20)
- 3rd other top story (11/3/2007, 18:20 – 19:35)
- 4th other top story (11/3/2007, 19:35 – 22:35)
- 5th other top story (11/3/2007, 22:35 – 12/3/2007, 00:35)
- 6th other top story (12/3/2007, 00:35 – 04:25)
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- Lords defeat no-jury trials plan
- Right subheadline (20/3/2007, 23:40 – 21/3/2007, 02:10)
- 1st other top story (21/3/2007, 02:10 – 03:00)
- 2nd other top story (21/3/2007, 03:00 – 03:40)
- 3rd other top story (21/3/2007, 03:40 – 09:40)
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May 2007
- Labour ponders election defeats
- Main headline (5/5/2007, 06:15 – 10:50)
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