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The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge.

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Tony Blair
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 6
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Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
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Rt. Hon. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
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