27/06/2007 June
Blair wasn’t my poodle: Bush
Paying glowing tributes to the "very talented" outgoing Prime
Minister Tony Blair, US President George Bush and rejected description
the Prime Minister was his poodle as "silly ridicule" and “background
noise”.
In an interview to the Sun newspaper Bush said, “Tony's had a great
run and history will judge him kindly. He's a very talented man for whom
I've got a great deal of respect."
The president's comments came on the eve of his loyal ally's departure
from Downing Street to make way for Gordon Brown.
However the president also said he had a "good meeting" with
the new incumbent of Number 10 Gordon Brown who "wasn't the image
of the dour Scotsman at all" when he visited Washington.
Mr Bushsaid to the Sun, "I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle.
He's bigger than that.” Their relationship was one of equals.
"We are working together to achieve global peace in the face of enormous
danger. This kind of thing is just silly ridicule and that's how I treat
it."
He said they had served together during a time of war and "found
each other in the same foxhole".
The president added: "Tony's great skill, and I wish I had it, is
that he's very articulate. I wish I was a better speaker."
Mr Blair's 10 years in power comes to an end when Mr Brown takes oath
as the British prime minister today.
Paris Hilton released from jail
A smiling Paris Hilton walked out of a Los Angeles County jail
after serving 24 days for violating probation on a driving ban.
Us headlines
CIA hired mobsters to kill Fidel Castro
The CIA has made public the details of its a botched attempt to assassinate
Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the early 1960s.
Harry Potter First Edition sold for £9,000
A rare first edition Harry Potter book bought by a schoolgirl ten years
ago has sold for a magic £9,000 today.
Spector actress committed suicide
Vincent DiMaio, a forensic expert in gunshot wounds has told the Phil
Spector murder trial jury in Los Angeles that Lana Clarkson committed
suicide by shooting herself in the mouth at the record producer's mansion.
Business
Foreign Demand for Nike pushes up profit
Global sportswear giant Nike has posted market-beating quarterly profit
figures, because of strong gains in the US and abroad.
Entertainment
Wrestler Benoit commits suicide
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit allegedly has committed suicide after strangling
his wife and seven-year-old son in their home in Atlanta, Georgia. 27
June 2007
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