Downing Street plays down hopes on Middle East as Blair meets Bush
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Downing Street moved last night to play down expectations of a dramatic initiative in the search for peace between Israel and the Palestinians when Tony Blair meets George Bush at the White House this evening.
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BRITISH Prime Minster Tony Blair called for new efforts to revive the Middle East peace process today after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and just hours before he sets off to visit US President George W. Bush.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2004. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair will seek this week to use his support for President Bush in Iraq as a lever for greater US commitment to the quest for peace in the Middle East.
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Tony Blair said on Tuesday he saw  possibilities in his first visit to the Middle East as an  international envoy but cautioned it was too early to tell  whether they could be translated into concrete results.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has failed to influence United States President George W Bush's foreign policy, a top foreign affairs think-tank said.
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WASHINGTON - George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair raised hope yesterday for Middle East peace and the creation of an independent and democratic Palestinian state, following the death this week of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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U.S. President George W.  Bush bid a reluctant farewell to his close friend and ally Tony  Blair on Thursday as the two met at the British prime  minister&#39;s final G8 summit.
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President Bush has spoken to UK PM Tony Blair about him becoming a Mid East envoy, a White House official says.
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WASHINGTON  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair sought consensus with U.S. President George W. 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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Tony Blair says he came to push Mideast peace efforts ahead. But Britain's beleaguered prime minister may be hoping his success eases anger back home over his close ties with the U.S., animosity that led to a rebellion in his own Labour Party.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, flying to Washington on Thursday for talks with President Bush, said the international community must make peace in the Middle East its highest priority.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he ``warmly congratulated&#39;&#39; US President George W. Bush on winning a second term, and urged him to revitalize the Middle East peace process.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived at the White House for talks with President Bush on reviving Middle East peace talks.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair lamented that, as much as he wants to see the Middle East peace process put back on track, nothing can happen until the US presidential election has passed.
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Britain's Tony Blair urged Europe and  the United States on Monday to bury differences over Iraq and  focus their energies on global challenges such as lasting peace  between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair told his Cabinet today that the re-election of President George Bush gave a fresh chance to move the Middle East peace process forward.