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time.com at 19 Nov 2009 07:40 pm
Eschewing the superstar candidacy of Tony Blair, the E.U. picks low-profile politicians as its first president and foreign minister
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Former United Kingdom Prime Minister and International Quartet envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair (C) addresses to media upon his arrival at the United Nation compound in Gaza City, 15 June 2009.(UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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BRUSSELS, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Belgium's prime minister is the favorite to become the European Union's first permanent president, the British oddsmaker Ladbrokes said.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- European governments must end crisis support of their economies as soon as possible to remain competitive, Tony Blair said in Switzerland.
LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other officials are expected to testify before a London inquiry investigating the decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The surging campaign to stop Tony Blair from becoming the first real president of the European Union is the best thing that could happen for the EU, for Britain and for Blair.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A new entrant has emerged as lobbying for and against ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair as the European Union's first full-time president intensified.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Ministers will consider who should be the first European Union president as well as debate the breadth of that person's authority in November, officials said.
PARIS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy may be backing away from his support of Tony Blair to be the first president of the European Council, observers say.
LONDON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said at a memorial service Friday that British officials failed to anticipate the true cost of the war in Iraq.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The president of the European Commission says he doesn't want to see a "president of Europe" under the still-to-be-ratified Lisbon Treaty.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's bid to become the first European Union president has drawn criticism from opponents, observers say.
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