Blair Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad Sunday on an unannounced visit and said his country's troops will remain in Iraq "until the job is done."
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President George W. Bush landed in Iraq on Monday for a surprise visit along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security adviser Steven Hadley, the White House said.
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Some 22 people were reportedly killed in a rocket attack on a US military base, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a first visit to Baghdad saying Iraq was caught in a battle between "democracy and terror".
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a flying visit to Baghdad, has praised Iraqi election officials as &quot;heroes&quot; and vowed that a vote would take place as scheduled next month.
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BAGHDAD - Il premier britannico Tony Blair Ã¨ a Baghdad per incontrare il primo ministro a interim iracheno Iyad Allawi. Lo hanno detto dei testimoni. Nella sua imprevista visita lampo il premier britannico
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair praises embattled election officials as heroes of the new Iraq, as he visits Baghdad
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Jerusalem last night from Iraq, and constrained by a very tight schedule this morning will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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The prime minister, Tony Blair, flew into the Iraqi capital today and praised the electoral workers of Iraq for their bravery in risking their lives for democracy.
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Iraq has overshadowed the start of Tony Blair&#39;s Labour Party conference despite the prime minister&#39;s efforts to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of a general election expected next year.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair says the number of British troops in Iraq could be increased again if required.
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Tony Blair yesterday became the first serving British prime minister to visit Baghdad since Stanley Baldwin in 1924, but his predecessor&#39;s arrival can scarcely have been as dramatic.
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Blair flew into the Iraqi capital Tuesday morning on a British military transport plane from Jordan. He took a helicopter to the city center for talks with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
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PM in waiting uses surprise trip to Iraq to pledge that security and intelligence would in future be kept independent of the political process.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Iraq on a visit following approval of a new Iraqi government.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has welcomed a top Syrian politician's visit to Iraq as a sign that Damascus was becoming a force for peace and progress in the Middle East.
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Iraq overshadowed the start of Tony Blair&#39;s Labour Party conference on Sunday despite the prime minister&#39;s efforts to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of a general election expected next year.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Washington for talks with President George W. Bush, a spokesman for the British embassy here said.