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oldironside Donating Member (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-19-09 01:18 PM
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Tony Blair ruled out as EU's new president
"Tony Blair was out of the running as Europe's new President tonight after Gordon Brown said he was switching his support to another Briton - EU Trade Commissioner Baroness Cathy Ashton.

She is now odds-on to become Europe's "foreign minister" - the second top job being allocated by EU leaders at a summit in Brussels.

Downing Street emphasised that Mr Brown only dropped his insistence on Mr Blair for the role of "President of the European Council" after arriving for the summit tonight to find support amongst his colleagues rapidly fading."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tony-blair-ruled-out-as-eus-new-president-1823742.html

I think I'll just pop out for a bottle of champagne.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-19-09 01:20 PM
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1. The last thing they neded was an Arfur Daley with a law degree, however mediocre.
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-19-09 02:38 PM
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2. Yeah!
I am sick of his face.
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T_i_B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-20-09 02:58 AM
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3. How many of us have heard of Baroness Ashton before today?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8369392.stm
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Anarcho-Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-20-09 08:27 AM
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4. Me!
I had heard of her, well only just yesterday.
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T_i_B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 05:43 AM
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6. Well, I did have an early night Thursday night!
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-20-09 07:19 PM
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5. Great 'phews!' of relief
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