Tony Blair's wife says Iraq war decision was 51-49October 11th, 2009 LONDON - A day after former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was told that he is a 'war criminal' by the father of a killed British military personnel, his wife Cherie Blair openly contradicted his version of the Iraq war decision by saying the move to go to war was a "51-49" decision. "A lot of the time these choices are not clear-cut.
Blair's house sale to fetch him 270,000-pound profitOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to make a 270,000-pound profit by selling his former house. Tony and Cherie Blair bought Myrobella House in County Durham for 30,000 pounds in 1983 when he was elected an MP for the area.
Blairs' renovation plan angers neighboursSeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and at loggerheads with their neighbours after the couple planned to add a guesthouse to their 5.75-million-pound country mansion. Tony and Cherie Blair want to turn a derelict gardener's cottage into a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house.
Blair's great grand mum warned him not to marry a CatholicSeptember 16th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has disclosed that his great-grandmother had warned him not to marry a Catholic. Speaking to the L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's daily newspaper, Blair said Roman Catholicism has become the driving force in his life.
Tony Blair's conversion to Catholicism was driven by wife CherieAugust 29th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed that his wife Cherie inspired him to become a Catholic, after he left Downing Street. During a visit to Italy, he also said that converting from the Anglican Church to Catholicism two years ago was like "coming home".
Tony Blair, wife slammed for taking elephant rides during Bali holidayAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - Tony and Cherie Blair have incurred the wrath of an animal welfare charity after being snapped taking elephant rides while on holiday in Bali. The former British Prime Minister and his family faced the cameras as they watched elephants play football and paint with their trunks.
Hackers break into MI5's websiteJuly 30th, 2009 LONDON - Computer hackers have invaded MI5's official website, it emerged last night. According to the Daily Express, the gang rigged the site so the identity of visitors could be stolen and viruses downloaded on to their machines.
Mystery behind Tony Blair's black eyeJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is nowadays sporting a mysterious black eye. His eye bruising was seen during a reunion with confidant Peter Mandelson at an award ceremony.
Sharif still a convict in plane hijacking caseJune 9th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has not been pardoned in connection with the October 1999 plane hijacking case, The Daily Times reports. Quoting a presidential document, which would be tabled before the Supreme Court soon, the newspaper said that while a court verdict has exempted Sharif from serving a sentence in the case, his convict status has not changed.
When Blair begged wife to save him from getting snapped with Berlusconi!May 25th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair begged his wife Cherie to ensure he was not photographed next to Silvio Berlusconi when the Italian Prime Minister met them during a summer holiday wearing a bandanna. The episode happened during the British couple's visit to Berlusconi's villa on the Italian island of Sardinia in 2004, when the Italian politician had been recuperating from a hair transplant.
Oz conman says Blair fathered his ex-girlfriend's childMay 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Notorious conman Peter Foster has claimed on Australian radio that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair might have fathered the baby of his ex-girlfriend Carole Caplin, who was a former confidant of Cherie Blair. Foster, recently released from prison after serving one third of a seven year sentence for money laundering in Australia, also repeats discredited claims that Tony and Cherie Blair used offshore trusts to avoid paying British taxes.
Lohan, Ronson back together?April 25th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Lindsay Lohan's former lesbian lover Samantha Ronson has sparked rumours that her romance with the actress is back on, after changing her relationship status on social networking site Facebook.com. The former couple also reunited Thursday when Lohan stopped by the DJ's Hollywood Hills home and they spent several hours together, contactmusic.com reported.
Cherie Blair's step mom to stand for parliamentApril 11th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's step mother-in-law, Steph Booth, is to stand for parliament. Booth, who is married to Cherie Blair's actor father Tony Booth, was selected as Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Calder Valley seat, in West Yorkshire, at a meeting on Thursday evening, reports The Telegraph.
Rabri in trouble for using foul language against NitishApril 5th, 2009 PATNA - Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Sunday demanded from the Election Commission stern action against opposition leader Rabri Devi for her abusive remarks allegedly at an election meeting against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and state JD-U chief Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh. In its complaint against Rabri Devi, the JD-U demanded that the poll panel should disallow the former chief minister to campaign.
Painting of nude Cherie (Booth) Blair to go on saleMarch 20th, 2009 LONDON - A 1972 painting of Cherie Blair in the nude is listed for sale at a Mayfair art gallery in London, with a price tag of 600,000 pounds. Cherie Blair was 22 and unmarried when she posed for the drawing.
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