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Tony Blair says he bears no responsibility for violence in Iraq

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday he bore no responsibility for the violence in Iraq, dismissing allegations from Britain's former ambassador to Iraq that Blair failed to focus on stabilizing the country immediately after the invasion.

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Blair Accuses Iran Of 'Contradictory' Statements

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today accused Iranian officials of misleading the international community while continuing its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.

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Britain To Withdraw 1,600 Troops From Iraq

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that Britain will cut its forces in southern Iraq by nearly one-quarter within the next months.

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Blair To Announce Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of nearly half of the British troops in Iraq, British media are reporting.

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Blair, Karzai Press Pakistan on Cooperation on Taleban

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are pressing Pakistan to cooperate in efforts against Taleban forces.

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Blair, Merkel Call for Global Warming Summit

The leaders of Britain and Germany have called for an international global warming summit aimed at working out a political agreement on the issue.

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Former Malaysian PM Condemns Bush, Blair as 'War Criminals'

A former Malaysian leader has condemned British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush as "child killers" and "war criminals."

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Iran: U.K. Groups Appeal To Blair To Defuse Tensions

A coalition of civil-society groups in the United Kingdom has urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to do all he can to prevent any possible U.S.-led military strike on Iran. The U.K.-based unions, think tanks, and religious groups warn in a report issued today that an attack on Iran could further destabilize Iraq, undermine Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, strengthen Iranian hard-liners, and drive up oil prices.

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Blair Pledges to Stay Despite Financial Probe Uproar

Interviewed for a second time by police, Prime Minister Tony Blair is under increasing pressure to step down early as the so-called cash-for-honors probe takes its toll on Britain's ruling Labor Party. For VOA News, Tom Rivers reports from London.

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Blair Questioned for Second Time in Political Financing Scandal

British officials say police have questioned Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time in a growing political financing investigation.

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UK Prime Minister Goes Commando

The Prime Minister of UK Tony Blair flew into the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre yesterday (Thursday 11 January) as part of his whistle stop tour of South West establishments, prior to his Key Note address at Plymouth.

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Blair Warns Britons Against Isolationism

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his country's influence on the world stage depends on active engagement and said Britain cannot defend itself from terrorism by retreating into isolationism.

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