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Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician, who served as Prime Minister from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. Full Article
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet, takes questions at a press conference September 22, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet, answers questions at a press conference September 22, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet, answers questions at a press conference September 22, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet, answers questions at a press conference September 22, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.
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BEIJING, CHINA-AUGUST 20: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair(R) stands next to Chinese actress Li Bingbing during a ceremony to introduce Li as spokesperson for the 'million forest' reforestation project on August 20, 2009 in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2009.
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BEIJING, CHINA-AUGUST 20: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair(R) stands next to Chinese actress Li Bingbing during a ceremony to introduce Li as spokesperson for the 'million forest' reforestation project on August 20, 2009 in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2009.
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BEIJING, CHINA-AUGUST 20: Chinese actress Li Bingbing attends a ceremony to unveil her as spokesperson for the 'million forest' reforestation project on August 20, 2009 in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, stands next to Chinese actress Li Bingbing during a ceremony to introduce Li as spokesperson for the "million forest" reforestation project held in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug 20, 2009.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaks with Middle East Quartet envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 16, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister and Mideast mediator Tony Blair, right, Israel's President Shimon Peres , center, and Dan David, attend the $1 million Dan David Prizes in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 17, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister and Mideast mediator Tony Blair, left ,and his wife Cherie attend the $1 million Dan David Prizes in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 17, 2009.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) talks with committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) talks with committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) is escorted by committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 14: Former UK Prime Minister and envoy on the Middle East Tony Blair (L) is escorted by committee chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) prior to testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair (C), holds an effigy of Jesus Christ during a visit to a Palestinian olive wood factory in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 7, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister and international Middle East envoy Tony Blair, right, visits the West Bank village of Aloja near Jericho, Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
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JERUSALEM - MAY 6: In this handout from the Israeli Governmental Press Office (GPO), Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu (L) and Vice PM Silvan Shalom (R) meet with EU envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair May 6, 2009 in Jerusalem.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, talks with national tourist board head Cecil Williams during a visit to Lumley Beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, center, accompanied by national tourist board head Cecil Williams, left, greets Sierra Leoneans during a visit to Lumley Beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, is escorted by national tourist board head Cecil Williams, as he visits Lumley Beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, and Belinda Stronach, left, listen to the Canadian anthem after Blair spoke about The Belinda Stronach Foundation at The Canadian Club of Toronto in Toronto, Canada on Friday, April 24, 2009.
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Middle East envoy Tony Blair (R) and Virgin Atlantic Senior Vice President Chris Rossi pose for photographers during a reception hosted by Virgin Atlantic to kick off BritWeek in Beverly Hills April 21, 2009.
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Middle East envoy Tony Blair (L) poses with Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak during their meeting in Tel Aviv April 7, 2009 in this picture released by Israel's Defence Ministry.
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Middle East Quartet Representative Tony Blair (L) gives a news conference with European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner at the EC Headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2009.
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Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Quartet, answers questions at a press conference September 22, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.
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This is less than the 4.8 MHz that Wataniya was promised in a complicated and bitterly disputed contract brokered by former British prime minister Tony Blair and signed by Israel and the PA in July of 2008. Both sides agree that Wataniya was promised 4.8 MHz, but Israeli officials insist this allotment ...
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If Silvio Berlusconi, after the furious and embarrassing controversies of recent months, wanted to revive the activities of his government's international profile and give its political agenda a boost, he should exploit a tremendous opportunity: to fight for the nomination of former British prime minist...
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I’d like someone to apportion blame for what happened in Iraq. Tony Blair lied to his Cabinet, he lied to the Government, he lied to the country. He deceived the country about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction because he had an agenda with [President] George Bush
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Does not one say of Nicolas Sarkozy that he acts like an 'omnipresident'? In that case, his use of power resembles that of a British Prime Minister, like Tony Blair or Gordon Brown. France today is like England without the Queen.
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But the question is, does the public perceive that Obama should have credit for trying, or will he be compared to another world leader, like (former British Prime Minister) Tony Blair, who made the (London 2012 Olympics) pitch for his country and won?
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There could not be a worse way to sell the European Union to the people of Britain ... The other European governments need to be aware that the easiest way to turn the British people against the European Union and underline the lack of legitimacy and democracy of what would be created by the Lisbon trea...
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Tony Blair said that New Labour will have come of age when Labour loves Peter ... Gordon talked about his special relationship with Peter. And as for me and Peter, I think it's taken us both by surprise. Things are moving so fast I'm even thinking of taking him home to meet my mum.
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I've always said that I remain to be convinced about PR for the House of Commons ... I think what people have said about the House of Commons, and Tony Blair has said it himself, is that he remains to be convinced because the link between an MP and the constituency - when you are drawing from that Parli...
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To be sure, I shifted party thinking on law and order ... But I did so for the same reason Tony Blair did in the British Labour Party -- to protect working-class families. I knew people who lived on public housing estates, many of them old and vulnerable, whose lives were being made hell by youngsters r...
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Look at Great Britain, when a friend of mine [Tony Blair] retired and automatically promoted Gordon Brown to the post of prime minister. Did the people of Great Britain participate in this? When my term expired I supported Dmitry Medvedev because I thought he was the best person to be leader, and I was ...
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