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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

Read More: Iraq War, Sir John Chilcot, England, Tony Blair, Chilcot Iraq Inquiry, Iraq, Lord Goldsmith, Tony-Blair-Iraq, World News

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...

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Tony Blair Defends Obama On Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israel Palestine Conflict, Peace Process, Tony Blair Middle East Peace, Obama Israel Palestine, Blair Obama, Tony Blair, Obama Clinton, Obama Middle East, Politics News

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...

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Tony Blair's Cautionary Tale For Obama

William Bradley | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Torture, Al Qaeda, Israel, Palestine, Cia, Pakistan, European Union, Cool Britannia, Britain, Robert Harris, Roman Polanski, World News
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.

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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

Read More: Eu President, Tony Blair European President, Europe, Tony Blair, Tony Blair European Union, World News

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...

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The Death of Insider Trading

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Crimoney, Al Gore, Galleon, China, Insider Trading, Financial Scandal, Tony Blair, Business News
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.

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

William Bradley | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Jihadists, Al Qaeda, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, 9/11, Joe Biden, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Nato, Counter-Insurgency, Northern Alliance, Counter-Terrorist, Stanley McChrystal, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Taliban, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Nation-Building, Nobel Peace Prize, Osama Bin Laden, World News
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.

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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

Read More: European Parliament, Obama Blair, Tony Blair, Blair, Tony Blair European Union, European Union, Tony Blair European President, World News

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...

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Blair Suffers Setbacks In Bid For EU Presidency

AFP | 12 Mins Ago | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

Read More: European Commission, Tony Blair, Blair, Tony Blair European Union, European Union, Europe, European-Union-President, World News

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...

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Chinatown's 35th Anniversary Edition and the Polanski Scandal

William Bradley | Posted 10.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ewan McGregor, Tony Blair, The Ghost, Robert Harris, Vertigo, Faye Dunaway, Los Angeles, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Kim Cattrall, Warren Beatty, Godfather, Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown, Jane Fonda. Mad Men, Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Robert Evans, James Bond, Anthea Sylbert, Richard Sylbert, Governor Pat Brown, Entertainment News
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.

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

Reuters | Sangwon Yoon | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Arabs, Palestinian Mosque, West Bank, Terrorism, Israelis, Tony Blair, Terrorist, Hebron, Palestine, Palestinians, Middle East Envoy, European Union, World News

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 ...

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The Blair Project

Robert Kuttner | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: European Union, Tony Blair European President, Tony Blair, The City of London, Tony Blair European Union, Politics News
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.

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

William Bradley | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Palestine, Afghanistan, Woodrow Wilson, Iran, Tony Blair, London, Teddy Roosevelt, Tokyo, Madrid, Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Rio De Janeiro, Chicago, Al Gore, Olympic Games, Iraq, Israel, China, Cairo, Copenhagen, World News
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.

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

Christina Patterson | Posted 10.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Ancient Rome, Politics, Democracy, Peter Mandelson, New Labour, Tony Blair, Cicero, Roman Polanski, Fatherland, The Ghost, Robert Harris, Books News
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.

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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

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

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Economic Self-Interest for Peace

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Arab World, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hamas Gaza, West Bank, Edgar Bronfman, Middle East, Tony Blair, Two-State Solution, Middle East Peace, Co-Existence, World News
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.

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

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Winter Olympics, Chicago, Tony Blair, Christopher Bond, Anderson Cooper, South America, Cbs, International Olympic Committee, Diane Sawyer, Missouri, London, Rio De Janeiro, Katie Couric, Hans Christian Andersen, Tivoli Gardens, Russia, Los Angeles Times, Vladimir Putin, Ram Productions, General Mcchrystal, Summer Olympics, Sochi, Abc, Michelle Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Copenhagen, Lou Dobbs, Nbc, Food Channel, Funen Island, Democrats, Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Cnn, Great Britain, Michael Russnow, Oprah, Fox News, Afghanistan, Republicans, Bill O'Reilly, Denmark, Ioc, Newspapers, William Shakespeare, David Letterman, Msnbc, Politics News
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.

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Climate Week NYC Is Here!

treehugger.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green City, Global, Nyc, No Impact Man, Slow Movement, Rally, Climate Week Nyc, Envionmentalism, Climate Change, Festival, Tony Blair, Go Green, Climate Week, Green News

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...

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Tony Blair To Appear On Letterman

AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

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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...

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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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