Britain&#39;s Blair Faces Poll Amidst Iraq Hostage Crisis
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The anguish of a British hostage in Iraq hangs over Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday 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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Britain's ruling Labour Party struggled to shift the pre-election focus to domestic politics, as Prime Minister Tony Blair faced renewed pressure over the fate of a British hostage in Iraq.
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Britain's Tony Blair appealed Thursday to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact -- but ruled out doing deals as domestic divisions over the war continued to dog the prime minister.
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British troops would be redeployed in Iraq to help stabilize the conflict-torn country, not boost President Bush's chances of re-election, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday as he tried to quell dissent among skeptical lawmakers.
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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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Tony Blair was facing a damaging defeat last night over demands for the early withdrawal of British troops from Iraq after failing to buy off the votes of the four big unions at Labour&#39;s annual conference.
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A British man held hostage in Iraq  appeared in a video on Wednesday, chained and distraught,  pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to save his life by  meeting his captors' demands to release Iraqi women from jail.
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The British government faces a controversial vote in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s plans to renew the country&#39;s independent nuclear deterrent.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is once again being dogged by events in Iraq as he faces the last conference of his Labour Party before next spring&#39;s expected national elections.
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The families of five Britons kidnapped in Iraq in May appealed Thursday to their captors for their release, as Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was &quot;deeply concerned&quot; for them.
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A British man held hostage in Iraq appeared in a video on Wednesday, chained and distraught, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to save his life by meeting his captors' demands to release Iraqi women from jail.
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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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Tony Blair will urge his party on Tuesday to reunite for an election fight, seeking to heal rifts over Iraq even as two more British soldiers die in Basra and a hostage remains under threat of death.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he&#39;s doing what he can to help a hostage being held in Iraq. Militants released another videotape of Kenneth Bigley today, in which he&#39;s shown sobbing in a makeshift cage.
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The beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq could fuel public and political anger against Tony Blair over a war that split the country and his party, analysts say.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw met Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi Tuesday amid uncertainty over the fate of a British hostage held by gunmen in Iraq.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt on Wednesday from lawmakers who demanded a parliamentary vote on a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq.