US considering Blair for Palestine envoy
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Middle East power brokers should appoint a special envoy to lay the groundwork for a Palestinian state, Washington said, amid reports Thursday that Prime Minister Tony Blair will take up the job after he retires this month.
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The United States pushed hard for Tony Blair to be the diplomatic quartet&#39;s Middle East envoy, hoping the close friend of President George W. Bush can make peace inroads after years of failed US diplomacy, experts say.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has met Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for talks expected to focus on steps Israel could take to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election scheduled for January.
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Western powers have agreed to name outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy, as a bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of Gaza, an official in Washington said on Tuesday.
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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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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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Tony Blair was named the international envoy to the Middle East to spearhead efforts to create a Palestinian state, hours after stepping down as British prime minister.
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The White House Thursday added duties to its job description for a new Middle East envoy, amid growing speculation outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could be up for the job.
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If the proposal goes forward, Tony Blair would represent the âquartetâ of world powers in talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with a senior U.S. envoy on Saturday, at a time of concern in Washington over Abbas' support for a coalition between the Islamic militant group Hamas and his pragmatic Fatah movement.
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Secretary of state to convince Palestinian leaders about US-backed Middle East peace conference.
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet on Thursday met Tony Blair in his new role as the group&#39;s special envoy, with the United States insistent on taking the lead in the search for peace.
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The United States and its allies in the international "Quartet" that oversees the Middle East peace process are expected to announce tomorrowthat Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted the position as their new special envoy, according to U.S. officials.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a new initiative to support the Palestinians and move toward a two-state solution in the Middle East peace process.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived back from his diplomatic mission to the Middle East to try to resurrect the peace process. Mr Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas.
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International Mideast negotiators on Tuesday searched for ways to revive peace talks after Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip, and U.S. officials said they were expected to name outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a senior envoy.
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The Bush administration is reaching  out to European allies for a possible new push for peace in the  Middle East if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is replaced by  more moderate leaders, U.S. and diplomatic sources said on  Monday.