Tony Blair

Tony Blair: Mideast Cease-Fire Elements In Place

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


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...

New Radicals Take A Leap Of Faith

Julia Moulden | Posted 02.10.2009 | Living


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...

Tony Blair To Hold Talks With Israeli, Palestinian Officials

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


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...

Tony Blair: Britain's Bush And Obama

New York Magazine | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


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...

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

Larry Beinhart | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics


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?

Obama, Arnold, And The Renewed Climate Change Fight

William Bradley | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


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.

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

Daily Mail | Posted 12.12.2008 | Home


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 ...

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

The Guardian | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media


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...

The Best Medicine

Caroline Hirsch | Posted 11.03.2008 | Living


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.

Sorry, Jon, You Are A News Show

Eric Burns | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media


Eric Burns

The editorial content of the CBS Evening News -- and the ABC and NBC evening newscasts -- was precisely the same as that of The Daily Show. Only the style of presentation was different.

George W. Bush Blew the Biggest British Terror Investigation Ever to Score Pre-Midterm Election Political Points... McCain '08!

Dan Brown | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Dan Brown

I saw Ron Suskind give a talk tonight at Politics and Prose in Washington on his essential new book The Way of the World . I tore through this book i...

But Has Joe Biden Ever Punched a Voter?

Dakis Hagen | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics


Dakis Hagen

In Britain, we experienced a political coupling during the Blair era, which bore some similarity to the thinking behind the Obama/Biden pairing.

Tony Blair Secret Memo Accuses Gordon Brown Of "Hubris And Vacuity"

Daily Mail | Simon Walters | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Tony Blair has delivered a savage attack on Gordon Brown in a secret memo accusing him of playing into David Cameron's hands by his 'lamentable' and '...

Blair Assassination Threat Cited In Postponement Of Gaza Trip

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home


BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — Mideast envoy Tony Blair on Tuesday called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas...

Paul McCartney Given Yale Doctorate With Tony Blair Nearby

AP | Posted 06.03.2008 | Entertainment


NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Paul McCartney can now add one more honor to the numerous awards, accolades and the knighthood he has already received. The ...

The Iraq Crusade Is a Recruiting Sergeant for Bin Laden

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


John Tepper Marlin

Soon after President Bush swore his support of Israel before the Knesset, Senator McCain questioned whether Senator Obama fully appreciates the threa...

Blair Gets Closer To Predicted 40 Million Pound Salary

Daily Mail | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Tony Blair was a step closer to his predicted £40million a year salary today after being signed up by a second financial firm. The former prime mini...

Bond Villain: I'm Modeling Smile On Tony Blair, Eyes On Sarkozy

The Times | Dalya Alberge | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The actor cast as the arch-villain in the new James Bond film revealed yesterday that he is modelling his portrayal of evil on the smile of Tony Blair...

UK Ordered To Make Blair's Iraq WMD Documents Public

Daily Mail | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Foreign Office has been ordered to publish an early draft of Tony Blair's "dodgy dossier" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. It now has 28 da...

Princess Diana Called A "Whore" By Her Mom For Dating Muslims, Flirted With By Tony Blair

Daily Mail | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Princess Diana held clandestine meetings with Tony Blair - and told him Charles should never be king, her inquest heard today. While Mr Blair "flirte...

Speculation Rife About Tony Blair Presidency In Europe

Times of London (U.K.) | Robert Watts | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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...

Tony Blair To Join JPMorgan

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Former British prime minister Tony Blair is expected on Thursday to join U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc (JPM.N) as a senior adviser, according to a...

Blair: I Feared Being Labeled "A Nutter" If I Talked About Religion

BBC | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Tony Blair avoided talking about his religious views while in office for fear of being labelled "a nutter", the former prime minister has revealed. I...

Knopf To Publish Blair Memoir

Publisher's Weekly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The life and times of former British PM Tony Blair are headed to print, with Knopf set to publish in the U.S.and Canada. The book, which will be publi...

"The Queen" Sequel Gets Underway

Variety | Adam Dawtrey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Peter Morgan has started work on a follow-up to "The Queen" that will dig into former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with U.S. preside...