Blair prepares for early election
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, betting that successful Iraqi elections in January will boost his popularity, has ordered his closest aides to draw up plans for a snap general election
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has reshuffled his cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour's campaigning ahead of a general election, expected in spring 2005.
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Tony Blair denies scaremongering as he puts security measures at the heart of pre-election plans.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will undergo a medical procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, a surprise announcement linked to treatment he had a year ago.    Blair also used the opportunity to end months of speculation about his leadership future by announcing that he intends to serve a full third term if his party is re-elected in national elections expected next year...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday he would push on with plans for early elections despite bitter opposition from the Hamas government.
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President George W. Bush prepared to host British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Bush's re-election and ahead of Iraq's January elections.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair was set on a path of reconnecting with disenchanted voters weeks before Britain's general elections, as opposition leaders again played the Iraq and immigration cards.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reshuffled his Cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour&#39;s campaigning ahead of a general election, expected before the middle of next year.
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With his fate tied to the chaos in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair faces his ruling Labour Party next week, hoping to calm anger over the war and shore up his government ahead of national elections.
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The governing Labour Party selected the candidate who will likely be succeeding former prime minister Tony Blair in the Sedgefield parliamentary constituency late on Tuesday.
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Tony Blair is to visit Libya later, at the start of a week-long trip to Africa before he steps down as prime minister.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a defiant tone as his Labour Party prepared to open its annual conference yesterday, despite a pair of fresh opinion polls suggesting that support among voters is waning.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair strives this coming week to rally his Labour Party to fight and win a general election, widely expected in 2005, despite his inability to shake off Iraq as a hot-button issue.
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LONDON: The likely opening shots of a lengthy British general election campaign were exchanged yesterday as the country's main opposition party outlined its broad aims ahead of a poll widely expected for May.
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TONY Blair was tonight set to press for the start of European Union membership talks with Turkey during Britainâs EU presidency in the second half of next year.
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Tony Blair has forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but says he has not yet decided on a US request for back-up from UK troops.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas support for his controversial call for early elections during a meeting in Ramallah, his spokesman said.