Blair Options Running Out in Bid to Quell Rebellion ; Increasing Dissatisfaction with Pm Could Hurt Labour

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LONDON Tony Blair, undermined by an unpopular war in Iraq and facing rebellion in his Labour Party, once again tried to maneuver around party rebels by giving a vague promise to step down within a year.

But the British leader considered one of the most brilliant political strategists of his generation may be running out of cards to quell the mutiny.

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Blair Options Running Out in Bid to Quell Rebellion ; Increasing Dissatisfaction with Pm Could Hurt Labour

For Britain, the final days of the Blair era whether they last three months, six or 12 will likely be a period of political limbo under a leader largely stripped of authority, clinging to the trappings of p...

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