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The British elections on May 5 will probably return Labour and Tony Blair to power.


The British elections on May 5 will probably return Labour and Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair
 to power. The Tories under Michael Howard recruited Lynton Crosby, the savvy Australian campaign manager who masterminded John Howard's reelection re·e·lect also re-e·lect  
tr.v. re·e·lect·ed, re·e·lect·ing, re·e·lects
To elect again.



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, to sharpen their message on crime and immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. . But their economic policies are more of the same, only a bit less. The electorate, while unenthusiastic about Blair, is not so hostile to him to change horses. Which is unfortunate, all things considered All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets. . Tony Blair has rightly earned the admiration of American conservatives by his steadfastness in the war. But his Europeanism will, if consummated, deprive future prime ministers of the freedom to adopt such policies in the face of continental resistance. Avictorious Blair may not be prime minister for long in any case, giving way to his left-wing finance minister, Gordon Brown. Blairism will have a sad and muddy endgame Endgame

blind and chair-bound, Hamm learns that nearly everybody has died; his own parents are dying in separate trash cans. [Anglo-Fr. Drama: Beckett Endgame in Weiss, 143]

See : Death
, scraping away all the fine gilt that Blair had applied to the special relationship.
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Date:May 9, 2005
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