As pressure mounts, Blair says he'll resign within a year
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried yesterday to stifle a growing revolt in his Labor Party by pledging to quit within a year, but his critics said a change of leader was needed sooner to win back voters.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was likely to commit publicly Thursday to a 2007 resignation, forced by intense pressure within his Labour Party into making an announcement he has long resisted, senior Cabinet officials said.
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Tony Blair will step down as prime minister within a year, some of his closest allies are saying.
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Tony Blair wanted to quit as Britain's prime minister a year before the Iraq war after a fall in his poll ratings, his former chief media aide Alastair Campbell said on Sunday.
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Tony Blair is expected to outline plans to leave office after a wave of resignations from the government.
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Tony Blair was due to attend his last Labour Party annual conference as leader and British prime minister amid mass protests over his government's policies and calls for him to quit now.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair aims   to quit next year after 10 years in office but the announcement   of a likely departure date failed to quell growing opposition   to his leadership within the government.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down on July 26 after quitting as Labor Party leader on   May 31 next year, the Sun newspaper reports in its Wednesday   edition.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has defied growing pressure to set a date for his departure from office, including mounting calls from within his own Labour Party.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair   pledged on Thursday to quit within a year but declined to give   an exact date to mutineers in his Labor Party who want a speedy   change of leader to revive its fortunes.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Bush's closest ally, was likely to announce plans Thursday to resign in the next year, forced by intense pressure within his Labour Party after nearly a decade in power, his spokesman said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried   on Thursday to stifle a growing revolt in his Labour Party by   pledging to quit within a year, but his critics said a change   of leader was needed sooner to win back voters.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair can &quot;reasonably&quot; be expected to leave office in about a year's time, a key minister loyal to the embattled leader has said.
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Trying to quell politically damaging turmoil snowballing within the ranks of his own Labor Party, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce Thursday that he will leave office within a year.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to make a statement on his future indicating he plans to resign within a year, but will not give an exact date for his departure, Downing Street confirmed.
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A leaked memo that maps out Tony Blair's departure from office shows how his advisers have planned television appearances and trips for his final weeks in office &#151; a departure that a Cabinet minister said Tuesday would likely come next year.
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Tony Blair admits he created "uncertainty" for the Government by revealing he would quit later this year.