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    Bush's Warm Words for Blair at Farewell Summit

    Britain 's outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair was at the White House today for a public session of mutual appreciation with President Bush. At their joint news conference , the President had surprisingly kind words for the Democratic leaders of Congress and said his Chief of Staff Josh Bolten is making progress on a spending bill for…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair was at the White House today for a public session of mutual appreciation with President Bush. At their joint news conference, the President had surprisingly kind words for the Democratic leaders of Congress and said his Chief of Staff Josh Bolten is making progress on a spending bill for Iraq. Ron Hutcheson is White House correspondent for the McClatchy News Service.

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    Israel, the US and the Crisis in Gaza
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    2. 7:33Anarchy in Gaza Pushes Unity Government to the Brink
    3. 44:38World Bank Board Meets to Determine Wolfowitz's Future
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Ron Hutcheson

      White House Correspondent, McClatchy Newspapers

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Israel, the US and the Crisis in Gaza
    1. 1:33Bush's Warm Words for Blair at Farewell SummitYou’re reading this
    2. 7:33Anarchy in Gaza Pushes Unity Government to the Brink
    3. 44:38World Bank Board Meets to Determine Wolfowitz's Future
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