Tony Blair

Chilcot Inquiry: Tony Blair Says Lord Goldsmith Was Not Bullied Into Declaring Iraq Invasion Legal

guardian.co.uk | Richard Norton | Posted 11.30.2009 | World


Tony Blair has denied a claim that Lord Goldsmith, the attorney general at the time of the Iraq war, was "bullied" into declaring that the invasion wa...

Sam Stein

Tony Blair Defends Obama On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair came to President Barack Obama's defense on Sunday after a scathing New York Times editorial accused the Whit...

Tony Blair's Cautionary Tale For Obama

William Bradley | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


William Bradley

Under Blair, Britain "modernized" as "Cool Britannia," and indicators on the economy, the environment, and crime improved. Then came Iraq, the war too far.

Tony Blair Bows Out Of Race To Become First President Of The EU

guardian.co.uk | Nicholas Watt and Ian Traynor | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


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...

The Death of Insider Trading

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

Andy Kessler suggests that it's impossible for investors to get a short-term trading edge. It's better to make long-term investments based on big-picture trends.

Afghanistan, Again: The Thicket Obama's Not Getting Out Of

William Bradley | Posted 10.29.2009 | World


William Bradley

We can't afford to build a nation in Afghanistan. We have one reasonable goal there, and everything else, no matter how seemingly noble it may or may not be, is a luxury.

Blair EU Presidency Divides Europe

Telegraph | Fiona Govan in Madrid, Peter Allen in Paris, Allan Hall in Berlin and Nick Squires in Rome | Posted 10.29.2009 | World


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...

Blair Suffers Setbacks In Bid For EU Presidency

AFP | 12 Mins Ago | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


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...

Chinatown's 35th Anniversary Edition and the Polanski Scandal

William Bradley | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment


William Bradley

On the surface, it's a period detective picture. Beneath, it's much more. The film creates its own mesmerizing world through evocative music, costuming, and production design.

Tony Blair Assailed At Palestinian Mosque, Called A 'Terrorist' (VIDEO)

Reuters | Sangwon Yoon | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Tony Blair, the Middle East envoy for the "Quartet" of powers - the European Union, the United States, Russia and the United Nations, was assailed by ...

The Blair Project

Robert Kuttner | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Robert Kuttner

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.

Why Obama Doesn't Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, Or the Olympics Rap

William Bradley | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


William Bradley

Just as I never thought that Obama would win the Olympics for Chicago, it never occurred to me that he would win the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

"A Writer Close to the Power Elite": Interview With Robert Harris

Christina Patterson | Posted 10.10.2009 | Books


Christina Patterson

It was while writing Pompeii six years go, and then reading Rubicon, that Harris first had the idea of using ancient Rome as a springboard for an exploration of the political process.

Tony Blair Set To Become Europe's First President: Report

Times London | Philip Webster, David Charter, Roger Boyes and Charles Bremner | Posted 10.01.2009 | World


Tony Blair is in line to be proclaimed Europe's first president within weeks if the Irish vote "yes" in today's referendum. ...

Economic Self-Interest for Peace

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 11.30.2009 | World


Edgar M. Bronfman

With the Gaza Strip still under Hamas rule, potential investors in the Palestinian Authority - the Arab states and international community - need to focus on improving conditions in the West Bank.

Obama's Big Question: To Go or Not to Go, Copenhagen That is

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


Michael Russnow

Obama is not a miracle maker, but he will have at least tried to win the IOC bid. And during it all, he and the government will continue in any necessary actions.

Climate Week NYC Is Here!

treehugger.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


The 'Week' officially starts on Monday, but events start in earnest tomorrow. There's a full event listing on the Climate Week NY°C website, but here...

Tony Blair To Appear On Letterman

AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Tony Blair is set for his first appearance on David Letterman's "Late Show." CBS says the former British prime minister will visit t...

Ted Kennedy Reactions

Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


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...

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

Vicky Ward | Posted 09.25.2009 | World


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.

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

Zack Cooper | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


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.

Decline Can Make Britain a Better Country

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


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.

Interview with Rankin: "I Feel Terrible Every Day"

Christina Patterson | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment


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."

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

Catesby Holmes | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


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.

Which Politicos Scream For Ice Cream? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.03.2009 | Style


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 ...