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Ted Kennedy Reactions

Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy Dies, Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Death, Ted Kennedy Statements, Ed Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Senator Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Reaction, Sarah Palin Ted Kennedy, Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George H.W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, Orrin Hatch, Harry Reid, Nancy Reagan, Kennedy Family, Obama Kennedy Reaction, Barack Obama, Obama Kennedy, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brian Cowen, Politics News

Here are reactions to Ted Kennedy's death: President Obama: Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, S...

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Why Britain Should Apologize for Releasing the Lockerbie Killer -- and Why it Won't

Vicky Ward | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, Britain, Bernard Madoff, Lockerbie Bomber Released, Abdel Baset Ali Al-Megrahi, Tony Blair, Muammar El-Qaddafi, World News
Vicky Ward

Imagine if Bernie Madoff were to have cancer and he were to be released like the Lockerbie killer? There would, no doubt, rightly be outrage in the streets.

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English Healthcare in the US Reform Debate: Setting the Record Straight

Zack Cooper | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, British Health Care System, United Kingdom, England, Health Insurance, British Health Service, Obama Health Care, Health, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, British NHS, Healthcare, Nhs, English Health Service, Tony Blair, Universal-Health-Care, English Health Care, Health Care Services, Private Health Care, Insurance, Politics News
Zack Cooper

There have been a host of rumors about the English National Health Service, ranging from the benign to the outright asinine. All these rumors are false.

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Decline Can Make Britain a Better Country

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, History, Newsweek, Labour Party, Tony Blair, Foreign Affairs, Decline, Slavery, Africa, Britain, America, Afghanistan War, South America, Nazi Germany, Colonialism, The Civil War, Tony Blair European Union, India Economy, Foreign Policy, Great Britain, Britain-Afghanistan, World War II, Imperialism, China Economy, Britain Iraq, World News
Alex Higgins

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.

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Interview with Rankin: "I Feel Terrible Every Day"

Christina Patterson | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Photography, Kate Moss, Fashion, The Queen, Madonna, Tony Blair, Dazed & Confused, Entertainment News
Christina Patterson

Rankin Live, the exhibition in London's East End is not about famous people. It's accompanied by a retrospective of 600 images which partly is, but the 1,000 new subjects will be "real people."

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Palestinian Authority Approves West Bank's First Planned City: Is Palestine Inching Toward Statehood?

Catesby Holmes | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Rawabi West Bank, New Rawabi Development, West Bank Development, West Bank, Israel Palestine Conflict, Israel and Palestine Talks, Tony Blair, West Bank Settlements, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Development of West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Rawabi, World News
Catesby Holmes

Because it stimulates the banking sector and creates stability across a wide swath of society, middle-class homeownership is generally considered a key step in the development of a healthy emerging economy.

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Which Politicos Scream For Ice Cream? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Silvio Berlusconi Ice Cream, Sasha Obama Ice Cream, Tony Blair, Cindy McCain, George W. Bush, Dessert, Sarah Palin, Madeleine Albright, George W. Bush Ice Cream, Joe Biden Ice Cream, Hillary Clinton Ice Cream, Bob Dole, Madeleine Albright Ice Cream, Malia Obama Ice Cream, Bill Clinton, Slideshow, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin Ice Cream, Tony Blair Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Sweets, Bob Dole Ice Cream, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama Ice Cream, Sasha Obama, Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Bill Clinton Ice Cream, Silvio Berlusconi, Cindy McCain Ice Cream, Food, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Ice Cream, Style News

Baby, it's hot outside...how are D.C. and the world's finest beating the heat? With ice cream, of course! Whether it's chocolate or vanilla, cones or ...

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Tony Blair in New York

Jane Levere | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Iran, British Prime Minister, Peace, Terrorism, Tony Blair, New York, Brittish Prime Minister Tony Blair, New York News
Jane Levere

Tony Blair is optimistic peace can be achieved in the Middle East during the administration of President Barack Obama.

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Media Elite Turn Out For Graydon Carter's Tony Blair Interview At MoMA (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Clarissa Bronfman, Slideshow, Matt Lauer, Christopher Hitchens, Tony Blair, Vanity Fair, Jim Kelly, Sherrie Westin, Ben Bradlee, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dominic Dunne, Bob Colacello, Edgar Bronfman, Steven Schwartzman, Maria Bartiromo, Barbara Walters, Graydon Carter, Anna Carter, Museum of Modern Art, Sally Quinn, Peter Brown, Media News

Tuesday night, Tony Blair answered questions from Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter at an A-list event at New York's Museum of Modern Art. The two discusse...

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British Expense Scandal Claims Highlighted

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: England, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, United Kingdom, British Expense Scandal, Expense Scandal, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Ed Balls, World News

Britain's Parliament posted copies of lawmakers' expense claims online Thursday, weeks after uncensored files were leaked to a newspaper. Here are som...

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Tony Blair Knew Of Secret Policy On Terror Interrogations

The Guardian | Ian Cobain | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Tony Blair Torture, Terror Interrogations, Tony Blair Secret Interrogation Policy, Us Torture Tony Blair, Tony Blair, Torture, World News

Tony Blair was aware of the ­existence of a secret interrogation policy which ­effectively led to British citizens, and others, being ­tortured dur...

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Bonfire of The Vanities: The Arrogance of British Politics

Cedric Perrier | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Sub-Prime, House of Commons, Congress, Britain, Parliament, Bbc, Member of Parliament, Labour Party, David Cameron, Democracy, Tony Blair, Telegraph, Recession, England, Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, Conservatives, Madoff, Mp, Parliamentary Expenses, Republicans, World News
Cedric Perrier

Politicians have long been fodder for the rabble-rousing editor of any tabloid, but when exactly did we stop respecting or appreciating those we elect to represent us in the legislative process?

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Obama's New California-Based Climate Policy: Six Key Things To Know

William Bradley | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Fran Pavley, Steve Westly, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gray Davis, Renewable Energy, Earth Day, Clean Air Act, California, Greenhouse Effect, Epa, Tesla, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Jerry Brown, Dick Cheney, Greenhouse Gases, George W. Bush, Elon Musk, Fabian Nunez, Tony Blair, Green News
William Bradley

Obama announced Tuesday that he is making California's standard for greater vehicle fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions the new national standard.

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Quartet, Arabs Working On A New Strategy For Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

Jerusalem Post | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arabs, Middle East, Tony Blair, Israel Palestinian Peace, Quartet, US-Led Quartet, World News

The US-led Quartet of Middle East mediators is working on a new strategy for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and is expected to present it in five to ...

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Tony Blair's Son Euan Begins Legal Action Against British Paper

Guardian | James Robinson | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Euan Blair Sunday Express, Sunday Express, Euan Blair, Tony Blair, Media News

Now a 25-year-old trainee banker, the former prime minister's eldest son has taken matters into his own hands: he has begun legal action against Sunda...

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The Republican Choice: React or Modernize

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tea Parties, John McCain, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Secession, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Dick Cheney, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Iowa, San Francisco, Rick Perry, Steve Schmidt, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, New Labour, Democratic Party, Britain, Tories, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Republican Party, Politics News
William Bradley

It's been a strange week for the Republican Party, with noisy events pushing the old-time religion, a speech urging a new moderation, and back-to-the-future reactions to Obama's friendly gestures to Chavez.

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Making In the Loop and The Exclusive Poster Debut

Armando Iannucci | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: In the Loop, Tribeca Film Festival, Political Satire, Tony Blair, Movies, Entertainment News
Armando Iannucci

The film was inspired by practically every British politician who comes to America and meets famous folk like Vice Presidents and Five-Star Generals and who can't help but get star-struck.

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Tony Blair Facebook Profile Hijacked

The Telegraph | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: United Kingdo, England, Blair, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Tony Blair Facebook, Tony Blair, Facebook, Europe, World News

The Tony Blair Faith Foundation on Facebook, which is accessed via a link from the charity's official website, is supposed to promote understanding of...

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Tony Blair Says Full Gay Equality Is Coming to America -- and Clashes With the Pope

Johann Hari | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: George Bush, Religion, Britain, Gay Rights, Tony Blair, Gay Marriage, World News
Johann Hari

Tony Blair's decade in power is seared with disappointments, but there is one cool, consistent success-story that ran through his time in power: the rapid advance of gay rights.

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Stars Light 'Candles For Rwanda' For Genocide Survivors (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Forest Whitaker, Tony Blair, Nancy Pelosi, Genocide, Sandra Bullock, Celebrity, Clive Owen, Desmond Tutu, Ben Affleck, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Rwanda, World News
Susan Morgan

On this tragic anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 10,000 candles are being lit in Kigali. The ceremony is the beginning of a mass global remembrance, which will continue for a hundred days.

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Britain's Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Abdullah Bin Omar, Lotfi Bin Ali, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Terrorism, Tony Blair, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, David Addington, Abu Qatada, Ahmed Belbacha, Lotfi Lagha, Britain's Guantanamo, Politics, Libya, Uk Government, UN Convention Against Torture, Return to Torture, World News
Andy Worthington

There are many unnerving similarities between the Bush administration's policies and those implemented in the U.K., which have caused barely a ripple of protest.

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Report: Emails Back Up Claims British Government "Sexed Up" Intelligence On Iraq

United Press International | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War Tony Blair, Warwire, War Wire, British Government, Iraq War Britain, Iraq War Emails, Iraq, Tony Blair, British Officials Mocked Iraq War, Iraq Invasion, World News

British intelligence officers reportedly exchanged e-mails mocking claims about Saddam Hussein during the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...

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Blair, Obama Joke About Blackberrys

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Blackberry, Obama Blair, Prayer Breakfast, Tony Blair, Barack Obama Tony Blair, Blair Blackberry, Tony Blair Blackberry, Politics News

President Obama attended his first prayer breakfast Thursday, where he was met by Britain's Tony Blair. The former Prime Minister congratulated Obama ...

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Philanthrocapitalism: Yes We Can

Matthew Bishop | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Non-Profit Foundations, Bill Clinton, Charity, Nike, Money, Davos, Tony Blair, Economy, Jet Li, Richard Branson, Nancy Lublin, Bill Gates, Business, Capitalism, Davos 2009, Muhammad Yunus, Philanthropy, Environment, World Economic Forum, Business News
Matthew Bishop

The economic crisis may be the catalyst that sorts out the best non-profits from the also-rans, leading to a sharp increase in the overall effectiveness of the sector.

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Tony Blair: Hamas Must Be Brought Into Peace Process

Times Online | Philip Webster | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza Strip Hamas, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Gaza Hamas, Israel Hamas, Tony Blair European Union, Hamas Israel, Hamas, Tony Blair, Israel, World News

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...

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