Blair faces vote amidst hostage crisis
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The anguish of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq hangs over Prime Minister Tony Blair today as he faces the twin test of a local election and a debate by his Labour Party about the divisive war.
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Alex Salmond was last night accused of playing party politics with the plight of Kenneth Bigley , the British hostage held in Iraq.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair says there&#39;s little he can do to secure the release of Ken Bigley, the British hostage being held in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD: A chained British hostage in Iraq begged Tony Blair for help yesterday, cranking up the emotional pressure on the prime minister as Italians celebrated the release of two women aid workers after paying a ransom.
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Almost three-quarters of voters want Prime Minister Tony Blair to set a date for the country's troops to return from Iraq.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair could face one of the biggest rebellions by his Labour Party in a decade in power on Wednesday when parliament votes whether to renew Britain's nuclear arsenal.
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Tony Blair is under pressure from his own party to name a date for pulling British troops out of Iraq.
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BRIGHTON, England The annual conference of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s Labour Party opened here Monday under the pall of the war in Iraq, as the fate of the British hostage Ken Bigley remained uncertain amid fresh appeals for his release from family
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 -- A British hostage threatened with death by a militant Islamic group appealed to  Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday to save his life by ordering the release of all women held in Iraqi prisons.
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BRIGHTON, England/DUBAI  - Prime Minister Tony  Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of  hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq if they made contact with his  government.
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BRITAIN was doing everything it could to try to secure the release of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq and threatened with execution, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today.
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Here is the full text of hostage Kenneth Bigley's video statement, posted on the Internet late Wednesday and appealing to Prime Minister Tony Blair to deal with his captors in Iraq:
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday expressed strong support with French efforts to win the release of two Frenchmen held hostage in Iraq.
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Washington&#39;s closest ally in Iraq was horrified by the beheading of a British hostage there and Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Britons not to let it undermine their support for continued involvement in the country.
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(Baghdad, Iraq -AP, Sept. 29, 2004 7:55 PM) _ British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he&#39;s doing what he can to help a hostage being held in Iraq.
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Labour delegates have forced a debate and vote on Britain&#39;s role in Iraq hours after Tony Blair said he would not apologise for the war.
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The brother of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq said he was encouraged about a possible release after two Italian aid workers were freed after three weeks, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British government was trying to contact the man's abductors.