Tony Blair: Iraq Regrets, but Not Many

Screenwriter suspects he had 'one too many' drinks, copied film dialogue

(NEWSER) - Tony Blair: Former prime minister, published memoirist ... and plagiarist? That's what screenwriter Peter Morgan suspects. Blair's version of his 1997 meeting with the Queen in A Journey reads: "You are my 10th prime minister. The first was Winston." If that sounds familiar, it's probably because you saw The Queen, written by Peter Morgan. Morgan's version: "You are my 10th prime minister, Mr. Blair. My first was Winston Churchill." More»

But 'book is selling fantastically'

(NEWSER) - Though we're not sure if he prefers his eggs scrambled or fried, we're fairly certain he doesn't like them airborne. Tony Blair canceled Wednesday's planned book signing in London following a particularly messy one in Dublin on Saturday, in which 300 anti-war protesters hurled eggs and shoes at him. He said he was worried about the "hassle and cost" to police, reports the Daily Mail , which notes that the Stop the War Coalition had threatened to stage a mass demonstration outside the event. More»

Anti-war protesters show up for Dublin book-signing

(NEWSER) - Tony Blair may well wish he'd been drinking for today's book-signing in Dublin: Several hundred anti-war protesters awaited the former PM as he arrived at a bookstore in the city center, hurling everything from epithets to shoes, eggs, and a bottle, reports the Irish Times. The book-signing was the first since Blair released his memoirs this week, and the Times notes that those hoping for his John Hancock outnumbered the shoeless by 3 to 1. More»

Former first lady dishes on Kindles and political criticism

(NEWSER) - Laura Bush continues the publicity blitz for new memoir Spoken From the Heart with a sit-down with Ladies Home Journal . Highlights:

• Texas meets DC: "All his Midland friends would come to the Oval Office and say, 'I can't believe I'm here.' And then they looked at him: [They] couldn't believe he was there, either."
• Personal safety: "I'm not a fearful person. But I also [engage in] a little bit of fatalistic thinking: If your number is up, it's up."
• Her relationship with Dubya: "We're very dependent on each other. You know, we just want to be with each other. That's how we feel most secure."

(NEWSER) - The Decider, aka George W. Bush, will write a book titled Decision Points, the New York Post reports. The former president's rumored advance for the book, due out in 2010, is $7 million. That’s $5 million short of Bill Clinton’s deal for My Life, $1 million less than Hillary Clinton got for Living History, and $2 million shy of Tony Blair’s advance, Gawker reports. Ouch. More»