Tony Blair to Step Down May 9th

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that he will end his 10 year reign on May 9th. More interesting than the what, is the why. Apparently the abrupt announcement is at least in part due to a desire to preempt any charges in the “Cash For Honours” scandal that has started to envelope an already embattled leader.
There has been no love lost between Blair and the British people over the last few years. He has been seen as nothing more than a puppet for the Bush Administration, with the big difference being that lately Blair has admitted serious mistakes had been made in the run-up to the Iraq war.

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