mr. tony blair held mr. bush's hand and said a lie that there are weapons of mass destruction in iraq and allowed the united states to enter into a dead look to lead to the death of both american troops as well as the iraqi people and the... basically created instability in the region. on top of that. mr. blair's statements should now be considered as a real statement and taken seriously? this is what we object to. we think that those who go to iraq and create a war that leads to the death and casualty of over one million people, where are they? if they are put on trial once, nobody would dare do these mistakes again. >> rose: okay. i want to.... >> ( translated ): allow me. allow me. allow me. last year i told you something, i'd like to repeat it. i'd like to repeat it every five years that i've seen you, i think. you see, in iraq we see a country that's friends with iran. our people are friends. >> rose: friends with the united states as well. >> ( translated ): we can find out if they are friends with the

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mr. tony blair's fortune after leading downing street. eds is a thinly veiled swipe at princess diana -- visiting a hospital for the aids victims. she refused a cameraman for a photograph of her holding a baby in her arms -- sang it is something unseemly about promoting yourself when you are giving of yourself. this is from "the daily mail" this morning. this is andrew breitbart -- big government. shock audio, facing obligations from leadership, democrat congressman leaves a voicemail for lobbyist cash. but the prospects in november deteriorating, congressional democrats are scrambling to assemble the financial resources they hope to stave off their election armageddon. speaker pelosi and the leadership team are putting a lot of pressure on democrat members to pony up campaign contributions to the democratic congressional campaign committee. an article link above, in august pelosi and other top leaders wrote members saying "we need to know your commitment is maintaining a strong democratic majority now" and pleading for them to call to le

>> the former british prime minister tony blair said he regrets the loss of life during the iraq war but stands by his decision to invade. in his memoir, mr. blair talked about the relationship between he and gordon brown. mr. belair criticized his successor for abandoning new labor. we have been studying mr. belair's version of history. >> undercover for three years, tony blair filing gives his verdict. the political battle and the wars see wage abroad. now comes the definitive story of how badly it got between the last two. >> the relationship with gordon was very difficult. even though towards the end it was hard going on impossible, for a large part of the time [unintelligible] >> long before this public show of chumminess during the 2005 elections, the two men were probably at work. blair had broken his promise to resign. he says that is because brown broke his promise to back his policies. >> i was happy to go after two terms provided that a program that was intrinsic and essential to new labor success after the labor party capable of governing on a continual basis, provided that program was kept. >> and man who only drunk pirates f

former british improvement, tony blair got less than a hero's welcome after the public book signing of his memoir. police arrested for the people after scuffles broke out. mr. blair's best-seller upset opponents, specifically those angered about britain joining in the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. after the signing, he was whisked away in a car, while protesters threw eggs and shoes. >>> blowout preventer on the bp oil well was hoisted to the surface, giving investigators their first look at the failed equipment. now if it had been working properly, the preventer would have sealed the well at the sea bottom after an eruption. engineers have since put in he operation a new blowout priester to stop any further leakage. >>> in his weekly adirection president obama took credit for an economy he says would have been far worse if not for his recovery plan. this comes as the white house plans a major push of economic initiatives after the labor day holiday. our julie kirst with details. >> reporter: calling this the worst resection of our lifetime, president obama says the middle-class has been squeezed the most and he promised to work hard to turn that around. he s

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mr blair's version of history. >> he finally gives his verdict on the labour years in office, and out comes the definitive story about how bad things got between tony blair and gordon brown. >> it was very difficult and also very close. even though towards the end, i think frankly, it was hard going on in possible, for a large time when we were in government, he was an immense source of strength. >> long before this public show of french ships in 2005, the two men at the top of government were privately at war. blair agreed to resign, but he said that brown broke his promise to back his policies. >> i was very happy to go after two terms, provided that the program i that was in transit and essential to new labour success and to carry on being a party of government on as significantly continual basis, provide the programs day. >> he says the stress became so great he started to have a whiskey or it gen before dinner and a half a bottle of wine during it. his memoirs are remarkably candid. he says and how he stopped taking calls from gordon brown. how he even turned to manchester united on advice about sacking a star player. it all ended in of feroci

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mr. speaker, as he very well knows, the challenge of filling the huge black hole left to us by labour is indeed a very difficult challenge. one which has been recognized by tony blair in his recent book where he has said, if governments do not tackle deficits -- >> order! order! i have not read the book yet. i want to hear what mr. blair has to say. >> if governments do not tackle deficits, this then increases the risk of a prolonged slump. if we fail to offer convincing path out of that, that will itself plunge us into stagnation. i agree. >> miss anne begg. >> they revealed that 54,000 children who live in households are already well below the poverty line and they will lose out as a result of the changes to housing benefits. the department of work and pensions on document revealed that 52,000 of pensioners will be up to 11 pounds on average worse off as a result of these changes. is this what the chancellor meant when he said his budget was tough but fair? >> the legacy we inherited was -- i know members opposite do not want to hear this, but it is worth reminding people in the country at large that, after 13 years of labor bang, the united kingdom has the highe

has been recognized by tony blair in his recent book where he has said if government doesn't tackle deficit -- >> order, order. i haven't read the book yet. i want to hear what mr. blair has to say. spent i believe mr. speaker wants to do what the book says. this then increases the risk of prolonged slump that if we fail to offer a convincing path out of debt that will plunge us into stagnation. i agree. >> 54,000 children who live in households that already at the poverty line would lose to benefits. i want to know what his own document reveals, is this what he meant when he said his budget was tougher this year? >> mr. speaker, the legacy we inherited -- [shouting] -- i know -- [shouting] -- i know members of opposite don't want to do this but it is worth reminding people in the country at large that after 13 years of labor the united kingdom has the highest -- >> order. spent the deputy prime minister will be heard. there is far too much noise. members must restrain themselves and give the deputy prime minister a proper and fair hearing. >> the united kingdom now after 13 years of labor government has the highest number of children in households in your. tha

i also wish to thank former prime minister tony blair, the special representative of the quartet, for his leadership and effort. mr. blair's work is critical to the success of these peace efforts. as we have said all along, progress on this track must go hand in hand with progress in negotiations. and let me also, as represented by this overwhelming turnout of representatives of the press from across the world, express our gratitude to many friends and allies who have worked so hard for progress toward our shared goals. to those who criticize this process, he stand on the sidelines and say no, i ask you to join us in this effort. as president obama said yesterday, we hear often from those voices in the region who insist that this is a top priority, and yet do very little to support the work that would actually bring about a palestinian state. now is the opportunity to start contributing to progress. for our part, the united states has pledged its full support for these talks, and we will be an active and sustained partner. -- sustaining partner. we believe, prime minister and mr. president, that you can succeed, a

tony blair built the new labor party in britain? here's bill clinton with some advice for the democrats, and nobody does this better the center left thing than mr. bill. let's listen. >> i told the president last time i talked to him, i said, i don't think they're saying very many things they didn't say about me in '94. people just don't feel better and they're vulnerable. and the democrats need to say, this is what we did, this is what happened and this is what we're going to do. i think that their only chance here is to shake their own voters out of their apathy and respond to the legitimate voter anger by saying, what's going to happen in the next two years? what do we need to do and who's more likely to do it? if that is the question, they can win that fight and they'll do fine. if the election's about vote your mad, they won't do well. i just try to talk about what are we going to do. what are we going to do? i think the president is beginning to do that. >> arianna, if somebody wants the democrats to win the nomination -- i'm sorry hold the presidency next time. to do the good as you can in a bad economic time this coming november 2nd, wh

i also wish to thank former prime minister tony blair, the special representative of the quartet, for his leadership and ebert. mr. blair's work in support of the institutional and economic development of the palestinian people is critical to the success of these peace efforts. as we have said all along. -- as we have said all along, progress must go hand in hand with progress in negotiations. let me also, as represented by this overwhelming turnout of representatives from across the world, express our gratitude to many friends and allies who have worked so hard for progress towards our shared goals. to those who criticize this process, who stand on the sidelines and say "no," i asked you to join us in this effort. as president obama said yesterday, we hear often from those voices in the region to insist that this is a top priority and, yet, do very little to support the work that would actually bring about a palestinian state. now is the opportunity to start contributing to progress. for our part, the united states has pledged its full support for these talks. we will be an active and sustained partner. we belie

i also wish to thank former prime minister tony blair, the special representative of the quartet, for his leadership and ebert. mr blair's work in support of the institutional and economic development of the palesnian people is critical to the success of these peace efforts. as we have said all along. -- as we have said l along, progress must go hand in hand with progress in gotiations. let me also, as represented by this overwhelming turnout of representatives from across the world, express our gratitude to many frids and allies who have worked so hard for progress towards our shared goals. to those who criticize this process, who stand on the sidelines and say "no," i asked you to join us in this effort. as president obama said yesterday, we hear often from those voes in the region to insist that this is a top prioritynd, yet, do very little to support the work that would actually bring about a palestinian state. now is the opportunity to start contributing to progress. for our part, the united states has pledged its full support for these talks. we will be an active and sustained partner. we believe, prime min

tony blair's new memoir has been put out. there are a number of stores in the newspapers. in "the new york times" -- mr. blair, by the way, announced that he was donating the $7 million advanced to the british legion, there principal charity for ex-service members. we are speaking to michael this morning. paul on the independent line. caller: i had a quick comment. i have an idea of what we can do in iraq. instead of pulling out, all of these billions of tax dollars, lives that have been spent, we should build a gigantic military base and make everything work for americans. the infrastructure is down, our bridges are falling. why not just stay over there and make it worth our while? it will be like the roman empire. we can provide peace to the country. guest: iraq is a sovereign country. at the end of the day, we have a sovereign forces agreement. it would take both parties -- the u.s. and iraq -- to allow any kind of permanent basing facility. as to whether that would be advantageous to the united states, i cannot tell you that, but i tend not to think that the iraqi government will support that. host:

tony blair's new memoir has been put out. there are a number of stores in the newspapers. in "the new york times" -- mr. blair, by the way, announced that he was donating the $7 million advanced to the british legion, there principal charity for ex-service members. we are speaking to michael this morning. paul on the independent line. caller: i had a quick comment. i have an idea of what we can do in iraq. instead of pulling out, all of these billions of tax dollars, lives that have been spent, we should build a gigantic military base and make everything work for americans. the infrastructure is down, our bridges are falling. why not just stay over there and make it worth our while? it will be like the roman empire. we can provide peace to the country. guest: iraq is a sovereign country. at the end of the day, we have a sovereign forces agreement. it would take both parties -- the u.s. and iraq -- to allow any kind of permanent basing facility. as to whether that would be advantageous to the united states, i cannot tell you that, but i tend not to think that the iraqi government will support that. host: