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Possible Blair appointment grips politics

By George Parker and Jean Eaglesham

Published: October 27 2009 19:32 | Last updated: October 27 2009 19:32

Middle east quartet envoy and Tony Blair
Tony Blair enjoys his life, earning millions making speeches and advising on areas such as the Middle East, where he was on tour last week

Tony Blair is not a candidate and the job does not yet exist. But British politics is already gripped by the possibility that the former prime minister could within weeks become the European Union’s full-time president.

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