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Of particular importance to us is the recognition... that what we want is a Europe of nations, not a federal super-state.

Tony Blair

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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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