After Decade as Prime Minister, Blair Yields Role to Gordon Brown
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On a day of sober new promises, Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as prime minister, offering Britain a pledge to âtry my utmost.â
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In his first seven months as prime minister, Gordon Brown seems to have re-inforced the stereotype of the dour Scot Â dark suits, stiffness and statistics-crunching economics. His recent visit to India and China did little to dispel that impression.
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Here are some key moments in Tony Blair's years as prime minister:
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday, becoming Britain's 52nd prime minister at the head of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive term.
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Gordon Brown ended a decade-long wait to become prime minister Wednesday, stepping out of Tony Blair's shadow determined to heal divisions over the unpopular Iraq war as he brings a sober new tone to the government.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown ends his agonizing 13-year wait to head the country's ruling Labour Party on Sunday, finally taking over from its most successful leader, Tony Blair.
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Gordon Brown doesn't do charisma. In contrast to Tony Blair, the new British leader has offered no emotive sound bites, no promises of tough new laws and no talk of a "war on terror" since the failed attacks in London and Glasgow.
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Gordon Brown will spend his first day as prime minister on Thursday announcing his new cabinet, providing an opportunity for him to make a fresh start after a decade with Tony Blair at the country&#39;s helm.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown insists that Tony Blair is his friend, in the wake of Labour's recent squabbles.
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Treasury chief Gordon Brown replaces Tony Blair as leader of the governing Labour Party Sunday, days before he takes over as British prime minister after a decade in waiting.
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The prime minister, Tony Blair, right, with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, at a Jerusalem press conference. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP.
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A decade ago, analysts were calling Britain's Conservative Party the dominant force in 20th-century British politics.
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LONDON, June 27 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, turning over power to Gordon Brown, his longtime political partner and rival, after a decade of guiding Britain through economic prosperity at home and a deeply unpopular war abroad.
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on  Wednesday, becoming Britain&#39;s 52nd prime minister at the head  of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and  in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive  term.
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Gordon Brown opened today what could be the final chapter of his campaign to replace Tony Blair as BritainÂs Prime Minister.
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Gordon Brown is creating a panel of business leaders to advise him directly as Prime Minister, the BBC learns.
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Gordon Brown is set to take over as UK prime minister on Wednesday, ending Tony Blair's 10 years in power.