Blair&#39;s Exit Strategy Sparks Succession Fever
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was back at work Saturday after successful heart surgery but his vow to hold on to power for five more years has sparked fevered speculation about who might succeed him and when.
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A close friend of British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the leader came close to resigning this summer because of personal reasons, The Guardian reported.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to redeploy British troops into a US-controlled volatile area of Iraq could mark the &quot;tipping point&quot; of his mandate, according to former minister Robin Cook.
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Speculation over the future of British Prime Minister Tony Blair reached new heights following a report that he will leave office on July 26 next year.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair considered quitting this year because the &quot;considerations of his family became very pressing,&quot; one of his friends said.
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LONDON -- He shows up for work in famously drab ties with his nails bitten to the quick. He hates networking, and didn't marry until he was 49. He's the glowering figure often seen harrumphing on the bench behind his preternaturally poised boss, Prime Minister Tony Blair, in the House of Commons.
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The surprise resignation of  the International Monetary Fund&#39;s head prompted calls for the  search for his replacement to reach beyond Europe, but European  finance officials quickly laid claim to the succession.
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Bitter infighting over embattled British Prime Minister Tony Blair's succession was raging on, despite his pledge to resign within a year in a bid to calm a crisis threatening his government.
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Pressure is growing on Prime Minister Tony Blair to step down soon as a newspaper poll said that most voters want him to resign immediately.
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Tony Blair launches bid to be fully-fledged president by describing left- and right-wing politics as redundant
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The embattled Prime Minister announces that he will leave office within the year. Now his party must grapple with how to follow him
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has completed a reshuffle of his cabinet, appointing his staunch supporter and former health minister to coordinate the Labor Party&#39;s re-election efforts.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair aims   to quit next year after 10 years in office but his reported   departure date failed to quell growing opposition to his   leadership within the government.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has escaped a new grilling over a &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; scandal threatening to cloud his last months in office, using a parliamentary quizzing to trumpet his achievements in power.
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Tony Blair in the Middle East faces more questions on his leadership after calling for an end to infighting in his party.
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TONY EASTLEY: While Mark Latham shores up his leadership, John Howard certainly celebrates his, never so strong in his position. But for British Prime Minister, Tony Blair who&#39;s expected to face an election by mid next year, there&#39;s trouble afoot.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was  forced to reshuffle his government ahead of a looming general  election after the resignation of senior minister David  Blunkett, who headed Britain's anti-terrorism campaign.