Blair, on Surprise Visit to Baghdad, Backs Election
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BASRA, Iraq  - Protected by U.S. Black Hawk  helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in  a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost  prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before  Christmas.
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Despite the deteriorated security conditions, the British prime minister Tony Blair and the Iraqi interim prime minister Eyad Allawi stressed in a joint press conference in Baghdad that the Iraqi elections will be carried out in its set date scheduled on
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Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders on Monday of continued British support as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to "listen and learn" before he takes office later this month.
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Britain agreed on Thursday to send  troops to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically perilous  step for Prime Minister Tony Blair who could face a sharp  backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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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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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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Tony Blair said on Wednesday he believed Iraq would not be the decisive issue when Britons come to vote at next year&#39;s expected election.
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Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders of continued British support on Monday as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to "listen and learn" before he takes office later this month.
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British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw  made a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday, with violence and  kidnapping overshadowing plans for elections in January.
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Tony Blair has forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but says he has not yet decided on a US request for back-up from UK troops.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was committed to elections being held in Iraq on January 30 as scheduled in order to deny the "terrorists" a victory.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain had to hold firm in Iraq, including tosee it through in Fallujah.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  British troops would stay in Iraq "until the job is done" and  pledged full support for the country's weak government during  an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
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Iraq's interim PM hails Sunday's election amid reports that turnout in Sunni areas was not as low as expected.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says Iraq is seeing a battle between democracy and terror, as he visits Baghdad.
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Tony Blair faces a growing political row over Iraq after it emerged that hundreds of British troops may soon be sent to the Baghdad region in order to fight under American command.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair says the number of British troops in Iraq could be increased again if required.