Blair rejects calls for British EU treaty vote
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Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected Monday calls for a referendum on a new EU treaty agreed last week, saying it did not go as far as the bloc&#39;s doomed constitution which it replaced.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on has rejected calls for him to step down after being questioned by police as part of a political corruption investigation.
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The European Union yesterday refused a Franco-German request to lift its arms embargo on China amid fierce disagreements over the country&#39;s human rights record and military ambitions.
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LONDON, Oct 13  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday rejected charges from the Conservative opposition that he &quot;misrepresented&quot; intelligence used to make the case for invading Iraq.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is refusing to fly to the United States to receive a medal bestowed on him by the nation for his support over last year's Iraq war.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair undertook a passionate defence of the transatlantic alliance but called on the United States to &quot;reach out&quot; to its international partners for the sake of world order.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected a demand Sunday by Jewish settlers that he hold a national referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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The Dutch government on Friday refused to order a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
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The Dutch government on Friday opposed holding a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
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Downing Street tonight refused to comment on mounting speculation that Tony Blair would be offered the job of envoy to the Middle East after stepping down from power next week.
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Britain and Germany, backed by The Netherlands, have rejected a draft EU declaration calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair denied  that he offered to resign before the next election as media  reports about a rift with his finance minister Gordon Brown  intensified Sunday.
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Britain&#39;s Europe minister said on Sunday that future prime minister Gordon Brown had not ruled out holding a referendum if an EU treaty agreed later this week included significant changes, in a move seen by some as a threat to block any major treaty.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday rejected calls for an independent commission to calculate the number of civilians killed and injured since the US-led alliance invaded Iraq in March 2003.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has refused to publicly back finance minister Gordon Brown as his successor, as the Labour Party conference opened with calls for unity and fresh focus.
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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he will not be backing a Tory bid for a referendum on the EU reform treaty.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is eager to argue Turkey's case for EU membership but will not go looking to pick a fight on the issue, his spokesman said in Brussels.