Tony Blair tonight bowed out of the race to become the first president of the European Council when it became clear that centre-right leaders, who dom...
Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011
Why is Blair likely to be the first President of Europe? Because he is just what Europe's ruling financial elite wants -- nominally a man of the center-left who can be trusted to continue business as usual.
Telegraph | Fiona Govan in Madrid, Peter Allen in Paris, Allan Hall in Berlin and Nick Squires in Rome | Posted 05.25.2011
The Spanish daily newspaper El Pais carried a harsh critique of Tony Blair's candidature written by Emilio Men�ndez del Valle, a former diplomat and...
AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 05.25.2011
BRUSSELS — After years of effort the European Union named its first full-time president and powerful foreign policy chief on Thursday – bu...
guardian.co.uk | David Leigh and Ian Griffiths | Posted 05.25.2011
The former prime minister Tony Blair has received millions of pounds through an unusual mixture of commercial, charitable and religious income streams...
AFP | 12 Mins Ago | Posted 05.25.2011
LUXEMBOURG (AFP) -- Tony Blair's prospects of leading a new-look European Union took a double hit on Tuesday as a serious rival became the first to de...
Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011
This Thursday, the European Council is expected to announce their first-ever elected President. However, with a baffling selection process taking pl...
Alex Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for attempting to govern other parts of the world by force, let alone envy of the global superpower.
Times Online | Philip Webster | Posted 05.25.2011
Hamas must somehow be brought into the Middle East peace process because the policy of isolating Gaza in the quest for a settlement will not work, Ton...
Times of London (U.K.) | Robert Watts | Posted 05.25.2011
TONY BLAIR today fuelled further speculation that he will run for election as the European Union's first full-time president later this year. Speakin...
guardian.co.uk | Nicholas Watt and Ian Traynor | Posted 05.25.2011