Blair, Bush Consult on Peace in Mideast
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Prime Minister Tony Blair sought consensus with President Bush on Thursday to make peace in the Middle East an urgent priority, exploring whether the death of Yasser Arafat offers new avenues for restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  seek this week to use his support for President Bush in Iraq as  a lever for greater U.S. commitment to the quest for peace in  the Middle East.
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WASHINGTON - George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair raised hope yesterday for Middle East peace and the creation of an independent and democratic Palestinian state, following the death this week of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Washington for talks with President George W. Bush dominated by a quest for Middle East peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks on Sunday with President Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac on diplomatic efforts to end the war in Lebanon, ...
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former British prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched his quest to bring peace to the Middle East, unveiling plans for a conference to prepare the Palestinians for statehood, during a landmark West Bank visit.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seeking to revive Middle East peace efforts, including arrangements for an international conference he hopes to host early next year.
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Tony Blair has spoken to President Bush about a role as a Middle East envoy, a White House official says.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is headed for the White House, to meet U.S. President George Bush for wide-ranging discussions expected to include their plans for a Middle East without Yasser Arafat.
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US President George W. Bush hosted British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House yesterday, the day Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat was buried in Ramallah.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair began talks with Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday about steps to revive Middle East peacemaking after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair flies to the United States on Friday for talks with President George W. Bush on Israel and Lebanon as international efforts increase to resolve the conflict.
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WASHINGTON  - President George W. Bush, meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, declared Friday, "We have a great chance to establish a Palestinian state."
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continues a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair renewed his pledge to work with President Bush on the war on terrorism and to revitalize the Middle East peace process Wednesday, expressing hope that the U.S. leader's election victory would help mend a divided world.
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WASHINGTON, Jun 20 (IPS) - Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has  asked outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair to act as the  Quartet's special envoy for Middle East peace are adding to  speculation that Washington plans to intensify peace efforts  between Israel and the Palestinians, despite last week's  takeover of Gaza by Hamas.