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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

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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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Tony Blair: Mideast Cease-Fire Elements In Place

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 02.12.2009 | World

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CAIRO, Egypt — The elements are in place for a cease-fire to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip, asserted special Mideast envoy Tony Blair on Mo...

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New Radicals Take A Leap Of Faith

Julia Moulden | Posted 02.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Uk, Michael Elliott, Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Time Magazine, Tony Blair, New Radicals, Librarians, Britain, Brazil, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Over the holidays, I was tossing old magazines into the recycling bin when I spotted the June issue of TIME, and an article about former British prime...

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Tony Blair To Hold Talks With Israeli, Palestinian Officials

Telegraph | Last Updated: 11:01AM GMT 30 Dec 2008 | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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Tony Blair will visit the Middle East next week as the international community steps up its efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Mr...

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Tony Blair: Britain's Bush And Obama

New York Magazine | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Barack Obama, Great Britain, England, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Yale, World News

Most world leaders, like movie stars, have a certain intensity when they walk into a room. Not Tony Blair. He's mild, light on his feet; he disarms no...

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The God Series: Because Religion Is the Battleground of the 21st Century

Larry Beinhart | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Abortion, Politics, Religion, Chechnya, Sex, Tony Blair, War, God, Mumbai, Spirituality, War on Terror, Crusade, The God Series, Politics News
Larry Beinhart

What is it about faith that made it suddenly re-emerge as the driving force in American politics and in the politics of the Islamic countries?

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Obama, Arnold, And The Renewed Climate Change Fight

William Bradley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Steve Westly, Solar, Tony Blair, United Nations, Wind, Renewable Energy, Copenhagen, European Union, Kyoto, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John MCain, Brazil, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Greenhouse Effect, California, John White, Indonesia, Mike Huckabee, Climate Change, Jerry Brown, Obama Transition, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Fran Pavley, Fabian Nunez, Oregon, Politics News
William Bradley

Despite many rumors, don't look for Schwarzenegger in the Obama administration, at least not now, though candidate Obama mentioned him several times as someone he'd like to appoint.

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Israeli Airport Panics After Gun Of Tony Blair's Bodyguard Goes Off

Daily Mail | Posted 12.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Tony Blair Bodyguard Gun, Tony Blair Security, Tony Blair, Scotland Yard, Tony Blair Bodyguard. Israeli Airport, Home News

Tony Blair's Scotland Yard bodyguard caused a security scare at an Israeli airport today when he accidentally fired his handgun. The weapon went off ...

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Elisabeth Murdoch's 40th Birthday Party Draws Celebs From Politics, Media, Business, And Entertainment

The Guardian | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Bono, Elisabeth Murdoch, Howard Stringer, Tony Blair, Media News

Party People: Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud's Circle of Influence From the NY dinner that brought Sarahs Brown and Palin together to the bigges...

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The Best Medicine

Caroline Hirsch | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Bill Clinton, The Colbert Report, Seinfeld, Tony Blair, A Modest Proposal, Laughter, Merrill Lynch, Daily Show, Economic Collapse, Bush Doctrine, Jon Stewart, Lehman Brothers, Comedy Central, Aristophanes, Ancient Greeks, Jeff Ross, Jonathan Swift, Tina Fey, Dancing With the Stars, Sarah Palin Reaction, Colbert Report, Living News
Caroline Hirsch

As the economy collapses and political scandals keep flaring up like bad rashes, where should America turn for answers? What's going to keep us from falling apart? The answer: laughter.

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