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Tony Blair calls Merkel and Sarkozy in fight for EU presidency

Tony Blair is attempting to keep alive his hopes of becoming the first EU president by directly lobbying leaders Angela Merkel of Germany and Nicholas Sarkozy of France, it is reported.

At the start of a two-day EU summit, Gordon Brown said Tony Blair had the right credentials for the job of EU President Photo: AP The former Prime Minister's chances of landing the job appear to have reduced over the past few days after several... Full Article at The Telegraph

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