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Tony Blair stories: 82 news summaries

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Cigar Woes Snare Another Politician

London mayor under investigation for case grabbed in Iraq in '03

Jun 24, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - London's mayor found out yesterday that he is “the one and only Western politician to be brought to justice for crimes committed in Iraq.” Boris Johnson's misdeed? Taking a cigar case as a souvenir from the smashed villa of Iraq’s former deputy prime minister while on assignment... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Tony Blair • war crimes • England • justice • Britain • Tariq Aziz

OPINION

For Beleaguered W. and Gordo, a Merry Old Time

Dowd wonders why Bush was so giddy on his farewell tour?

Jun 18, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush was in "one of his oddly chipper moods" during his awkward final trip to London, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd observes—but why? Perhaps, she opines half facetiously, "W. simply feels more at home in a monarchy" after years spent confessing to "Torquemada... More »

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Tony Blair • diplomacy • Gordon Brown • George W. Bush

Palestinians Stand to Benefit in Blair Deal

Israel to dismantle some barriers to trade, travel in West Bank

May 13, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tony Blair announced an economic deal today between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at boosting business in the West Bank, the Times of London reports. The agreement, the first brokered by the former British PM in his role as Middle East peace envoy, will see Israel remove four military checkpoints... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Tony Blair • Middle East • Palestine • West Bank • Jenin

Blair Bared '02 Miscarriage to Quell Iraq Rumor

Cherie details shock when Tony went public in new autobiography

May 12, 08 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tony Blair's public revelation in 2002 that his wife had suffered a miscarriage halted rumors that his delayed vacation meant the Iraq invasion was imminent—but also appalled Cherie Blair, reports the Times of London. The former PM’s wife unveils some major revelations in her new autobiography, including that... More »

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Tony Blair • contraception • Queen Elizabeth II • miscarriage • Cherie Blair

OPINION

 Brown, Clinton Suffer Same Fate 

For Clinton and Brown, Iraq is the unspoken element

May 8, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the last few weeks, two giants of center-left politics—Hillary Clinton in America and Gordon Brown in Britain—have seen their electoral chances reduced to near impossibility. Both have struggled as uncharismatic politicians in a media age. But for one columnist in London's Times, their trajectories have more important... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Tony Blair • Gordon Brown • Labour • Labour Party • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic Party • triangulation

Blair Weighs In on London's Neck-and-Neck
Mayoral Race

Ex-PM comes to aid of sworn foe Livingstone

Apr 24, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With one week to go, the two main candidates in the race for mayor of London—maverick Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone and clownish Tory Boris Johnson—remain neck-and-neck. As the Labour Party realizes that it could lose the most important elected office in Britain, the Guardian reveals that Livingstone is... More »

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Tony Blair • London • Gordon Brown • Ken Livingstone • Labour Party • Alistair Campbell • Boris Johnson • London mayoral election

Book review

Politicians: They're
All Crazy

Blair, Bush, JFK all went nuts, argues ex-doctor and politician

Apr 15, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s no wonder George W. Bush and Tony Blair messed up in Iraq: They were crazy. At least that’s ex-British politician David Owen’s belief. In his new book, In Sickness and in Power, the ex-doctor explores the health of leaders throughout time. Bush and Blair were... More »

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Tony Blair • John F. Kennedy • mental illness • book reviews • leadership • book • George W. Bush • David Owen

Blair Offered to Meet Hooded IRA Militants

And Bill Clinton advised him to do it, new book reveals

Mar 17, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new tell-all book by Tony Blair's chief of staff reveals that the former British prime minister offered to meet with eight leaders of the Irish Republican Army during a critical moment in Northern Irish peace talks. Jonathan Powell, one of Blair's longest-serving allies, admits in a memoir being serialized... More »

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Tony Blair • Northern Ireland • United Kingdom • Sinn Fein • Bill Clinton • Gerry Adams • IRA • Troubles • Good Friday Agreement • Jonathan Powell

Former Blair Aide Pushes Qaeda Dialogue

Secret British talks
with IRA could
serve as example

Mar 15, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of Tony Blair's former top aides has called for Western governments to talk to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups, the Guardian reports. Jonathan Powell, the former British prime minister's chief of staff for 12 years, is thought to have played a key role in negotiating a settlement in Northern... More »

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Tony Blair • Taliban • terrorism • Northern Ireland • diplomacy • United Kingdom • British Foreign Office • IRA • terrorist organizations • al-Qaeda

 Blair Pitches Global Climate Pact 

Warns change will be irreversible if something isn't done now

Mar 14, 08 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair will seek to privately broker a new international agreement to cut carbon emissions by 50% before 2050 that would include China, India and the US, reports the Guardian. Blair has been working on the project with climate change experts since he left office last... More »

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China • climate change • Tony Blair • India • global warming • G8 summit • Yasuo Fukuda • USA • Kyoto treaty • G20 • Climate Change Group • industrialized nations • carbon emissions

Blair to Take Yale Post This Fall

Former British PM will combine religion, politics classes with Middle East peace mission

Mar 7, 08 7:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Tony Blair’s ties to President Bush are getting thicker by the minute: The former British prime minister will take a teaching position at Yale, Dubya's alma mater, this fall, the Guardian reports; Blair's son Euan is a grad student at the university, the Yale Daily News reports. Blair, who's... More »

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Tony Blair • Yale University • Bill Clinton • The Quartet • Clinton Global Initiative • Iraq war • London School of Economics • Blair Faith Foundation • George W. Bush

CIA: Rendition Flights Landed in UK Territory

Brits apologize for earlier denials of ties
to terror cases

Feb 21, 08 2:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Two US flights carrying terror suspects for interrogation abroad—a practice known as extraordinary rendition—landed on British territory in 2002, confirmed CIA Director Michael Hayden today. Though the UK previously denied such landings, Foreign Secretary David Miliband admitted planes refueled on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, reports... More »

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War on Terror • Tony Blair • CIA • rendition • Condoleezza Rice • Gordon Brown • Diego Garcia • David Miliband • Britain

Former UK Intel Boss Refutes Diana Charges

He says agents didn't kill princess, calls allegations absurd

Feb 20, 08 7:51 PM CST
(Newser) - In uncharacteristic public statements, the former head of British intelligence service MI6 denied during a court appearance today that agents were behind Princess Diana's 1997 death, the Telegraph reports. While Sir Richard Dearlove—known as "C" during his 1999-2004 tenure as agency boss—admitted MI6 can authorize assassinations, he... More »

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Tony Blair • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • MI6 • Diana inquest • British royals • Mohamed al Fayed • Dodi al Fayed • conspiracy theory • Sir Richard Dearlove • Duke of Edinburgh

Foes Mobilize to Block Blair as First Euro Prez

Iron support for US still rankles

Feb 20, 08 3:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Stiff opposition is mounting against the possibility of former British prime minister Tony Blair being named the first president of Europe. A "Stop Blair" website has been launched, and a cross-party caucus in the European parliament is forming to campaign against him. A new treaty about to be ratified... More »

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Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • Spain • Germany • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Italy • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Silvio Berlusconi • Treaty of Lisbon • President of the European Council • Benelux • Jean-Claude Juncker

Saudis Killed
Arms Probe
Under Blair

Prince threatened to withhold terror info; predicted 'another 7/7'

Feb 15, 08 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The Saudi royal family threatened to withhold information about planned terrorist attacks on London unless British authorities suspended an investigation into corrupt arms deals, court documents show. Prince Bandar flew to London in December 2006 to warn investigators they faced "another 7/7," referring to the four bombs that... More »

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Tony Blair • Saudi Arabia • corruption • Prince Bandar • BAE • Islamic terrorism • Lord Goldsmith

Blair Eyes Role as
Europe's First President

Ex-British PM wants post to have strong say on defense, trade

Feb 2, 08 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Tony Blair is angling to become Europe’s first president, the Guardian reports, but the former British PM wants to be assured the EU’s new top job will come with real authority on defense and trade. Blair, currently the Mideast envoy for the US, EU, UN, and Russia,... More »

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Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • Gordon Brown • European council president • defense • trade affairs

OPINION

The Cry
Echoes: Leave Britney Alone!

Tony Blair's spin doctor speaks up for
troubled pop star

Feb 1, 08 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - As Britney Spears' public meltdown continues, the pop star has found an unlikely defender: Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair's spin doctor. Writing in the Times of London, Campbell confesses to being a big Spears fan—her songs keep "popping up in the '25 most listened to' on my running iPod"... More »

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Britney Spears • Tony Blair • journalism • Alistair Campbell • journalistic ethics

Power Brokers Return to Davos

World Economic Forum slights Hollywood, gets back to business

Jan 22, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The Swiss ski resort of Davos turns into a giant think tank tomorrow as politicians, financiers, and other masters of the universe gather for the World Economic Forum. This year's summit will eschew some of the Hollywood glamor of sessions past, the Independent reports: Emma Thompson will put in an... More »

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Tony Blair • Condoleezza Rice • Switzerland • World Economic Forum • Davos

Blair Takes
$1M Part-Time JPMorgan Job

Ex-PM will advise on global politics, retain Mideast envoy role

Jan 10, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Former British PM Tony Blair will advise JPMorgan Chase on global politics, and pick up a check in the neighborhood of $1 million for his part-time trouble. Blair will keep his current job as the Quartet's envoy to the Middle East, reports the Times of London, but it's hardly his... More »

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Tony Blair • adviser • Mideast envoy • memoir • prime minister • Quartet • JPMorgan Chase

Blair Now Officially Catholic

Former British PM makes long-awaited conversion

Dec 22, 07 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Tony Blair converted to Catholicism yesterday, confirming months of rumors that he would switch from the Church of England, the UK Times reports. "I am very glad to receive Tony Blair into the Catholic church," said the archbishop of Westminster, who performed the ceremony in London. The former... More »

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Tony Blair • Catholic Church • Vatican • communion • Archbishop of Westminster • conversion

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