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Tony Blair is the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served as prime minister from May 2, 1997 to June 27 2007. Blair was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994- 2007 and Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983-2007. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Blair attended St John's College in Oxford, where he received his law degree. Blair will teach a class on issues of faith and globalization at the Yale Schools of Management and Divinity during the 2008-2009 academic year. He is married to Cherie Booth and the couple has four children together, Euan, Nicky, Kathryn and Leo.
Tony Blair is the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served as prime minister from May 2, 1997 to June 27 2007. Blair was the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994- 2007 and Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983-2007. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Blair attended St John's College in Oxford, where he received his law degree. Blair will teach a class on issues of faith and globalization at the Yale Schools of Management and Divinity during the 2008-2009 academic year. He is married to Cherie Booth and the couple has four children together, Euan, Nicky, Kathryn and Leo.
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Commencement speakers: the rude, the unfunny and the insightful
Commencement season is the college equivalent of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Institutions from the Ivy League to the local community college scramble to lure the shiniest star they can to their podiums on graduation day. And the match-ups...
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Frederick Co. welcomes G-8 summit move to Camp David
Frederick County officials welcomed news Tuesday that President Barack Obama will host this year's G-8 summit at Camp David. They also acknowledged the potential for protests of the sort that have accompanied past gatherings of the leaders of the Group...Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Heads of State, Camp David, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Italy
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State park near Camp David to close during G-8 Summit
A state park will be closed to the public for three days next month while world leaders gather nearby at the Camp David presidential retreat for the G-8 Summit, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The move is highly unusual, and...Tags: Social Media, Facebook, Gardens and Parks, Heads of State, Activism
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So you think I'm a mean restaurant critic...
Dining@LargeFans of Pappas Restaurant in Parkville weren't happy with my review last Sunday. Some expressed their difference of opinion politely, some not. But I think that's what inspired EdG to write to me about some of England's much more terrifying......Tags: Shrimp, Dining and Drinking, Parkville, Maryland, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Leaders around the world welcome pope
Staff And Wire ReportsLONDON - From Notre Dame in Paris to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, cathedral bells tolled and prayers were offered yesterday to celebrate the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Roman Catholics and political and religious leaders around the...Tags: Rick Santorum, Rome (Italy), Canterbury, Television Industry, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Pope's funeral set for Friday as thousands pay respects
Sun Foreign StaffVATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II took a nearly last journey yesterday, carried solemnly from his papal home, across St. Peter's Square and into the ancient basilica where he preached, as more than 100,000 pilgrims looked on. They then waited in a line...Tags: Judaism, The Pope, William H. Keeler, Rome (Italy), Children
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Psychological stakes raised by repeat attacks
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Terrorism specialists have always dreaded incidents like yesterday's bombings in London: back-to-back attacks designed to ratchet up the public's fears. The psychological impact of repeat attacks on the same target, analysts said, makes it...Tags: Terrorism, Israel, Bombings, National Security, United Kingdom
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Britain lists criteria for banning radicals
Los Angeles TimesLONDON - Britain will deport any non-citizen who foments, justifies or glorifies terrorist violence, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said yesterday, unveiling toughened criteria for remaining in the country in response to the July attacks on the transit...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Civil Rights, Terrorism, Bus Accidents, Human Rights
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Britain detains Muslim radicals
Chicago TribuneLONDON - Britain moved swiftly to implement its promised crackdown on "preachers of hate," launching a series of early-morning raids yesterday to round up 10 Muslim extremists, including Abu Qatada, a cleric who often is described as al-Qaida's "spiritual...Tags: Amnesty International, Terrorism, International Law, National Security, London (England)
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3 of 4 tied to blasts traveled to Pakistan
Los Angeles TimesISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Three of the four Britons identified as the London bombers visited Pakistan this year, two traveling together, Pakistani officials confirmed yesterday. Investigators are trying to find out whether their trips were connected with...Tags: Suicide, England, Terrorism, Iraq, Pakistan
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Extraordinary security in place for papal funeral
Sun Foreign StaffVATICAN CITY -- With Rome looking more like a city preparing for attack than for the funeral of a pontiff whose tenure was marked by pleas for peace, cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church chose April 18 as the date to begin their secret deliberations...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Executive Branch, Rome (Italy), Italy, Bashar Assad
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A humble epilogue for pope
Sun Foreign StaffVATICAN CITY - In his final public words, written in his will and released yesterday, Pope John Paul II reflected on his life and his faith, asked the world and God to forgive him for his failings, and appeared to have contemplated stepping down in 2000....Tags: Rome (Italy), United Nations, Health and Safety at School, Condoleezza Rice, Kofi Annan
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