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Tony Blair a true American Friend and an honorable man leaving office in June 2007
His Tenure has sparked much acclaim and criticism over the years.
His first triumph was over the Labor Partys win making him Prime Minister of England ..
Moving soon after that into the negotiations between Buckingham Palace and The People
He aptly termed the phase "The Peoples Princess " when the Late Diana Princess of Wales was killed in 1997.
He moved the entire world with his emotional display of affection and admiration when the announcement came that The Peoples Princess was dead.
People looked to him for comfort when they felt they had been abandoned by The Palace, Yet he displayed diplomacy and guarded his Queen as a true statesmen should.
Mr. Blair married Cherie Booth, a practicing Roman Catholic at future Queen's Counsel, on 29 March 1980. They have four children (Euan, Nicky, Kathryn and Leo). Leo (born 20 May 2000) was the first legitimate child born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years, since Francis Russell was born to Lord John Russellon 11 July 1849. Their children caused controversy by attending a Roman Catholic School in London . Mr Blair is also being criticized by being on good terms with the President of The United States Mr George Bush. Sense the War on Terror started he has been in a onslaught of battles for his alignment with Mr Bush and supported American Foreign policy and the Invasion of Afghanistan. Mr Blair has much to be proud of in his own right . He managed to promote a more business like manner in Parliament. His reform was said to be led into greater efficiency *Blair is both credited with and criticized for moving the Labour Party towards the center of British politics, using the term "New Labour" to distinguish his pro-market policies from the more collectivist policies which the party had espoused in the past. *In domestic government policy, Blair has significantly increased public spending on health and education while also introducing controversial market-based reforms in these areas. Blair's tenure has also seen the introduction of a minimum wage, tuition fees for higher education, and constitutional reform such as devolution in Scotland and Wales. *His contribution towards assisting the Northern Ireland Peace Process by helping to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement after 30 years of conflict is widely recognized. The British economy has performed well, and Blair has kept to Conservative commitments not to increase income tax. *Mr. Blair rarely discusses his religious faith in public, but he is often identified as an Anglo-Catholic—that is, a member of the high church branch of the Church of England, sympathetic to the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church .Catholic doctrine. Recently it is being reported through, biographers and journalists that Mr. Blair intends to declare himself a Roman Catholic after leaving Downing Street, An interview with Michael Parkinson broadcast on ITV1 on 4 March 2006, Blair referred to the role of his Christian faith in his decision to go to war in Iraq, stating that he had prayed about the issue, and saying that God would judge him for his decision:"I think if you have faith about these things, you realize that judgement is made by other people … and if you believe in God, it's made by God as well." Brought up as a Christian he did not practice this faith till he was at Oxford,when an Australian priest stirred up the senses of belief,by re-discovering his faith.
*Relationship with other European NationsBlair played a key role in extending the membership of the European Union from 15 to 27 states, and worked to ensure that free-market values were adopted. Blair forged allegiances with several right wing European leaders, including Silvi Berlusconi of Italy [, Angela Merkel of Germany and more recently Nicolas Sarkozy of France. One of Mr. Blair's first actions in the Labour Party was to assure relationship with Israel and The Middle East He joined a group called Labour Friends of Israel *Tony .Blair and Michael Levy soon became close friends . Levy ran the Labour Leader's Office Fund to finance Blair's campaign before the 1997 General Election and received substantial contributions from such figures as Alex Bernstein and Robert Gavron, both of whom were ennobled by Blair after he came to power. Levy was created a life peer by Blair in 1997, and in 2002, just prior to the Iraq War, Blair appointed Levy as his personal envoy to the Middle East. Levy has praised Blair for his "solid and committed support of the State of Israel" Mr Tony Blair has had ups and downs during his tenure when it come to positive and negative emotions .He has been called off the cuff as Son of Thatcher ( because of his admiration for the Baroness and Former Prime Minister). about his future it has been rumored that he may become world ambassador . yet he will still retain his parliamentary seat after his resignation comes into effect, and will become just another back bencher. Relationship with THE USA: Thank you Mr Blair for your friendship and concern as an Ali
His resignations is slated for 7 June 2007. May 2006 MOTHER TERESA
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