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Tony Blair Looking to Expand Mideast Peacemaking Role
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Quartet envoy and former British prime minister Tony Blair is not stepping away from the Mideast peace process, a source close to Blair said on Monday, following a report in the Financial Times on Sunday that Blair is preparing to step back from that role. Blair initiated discussions about enhancing his role, which has focused on Palestinian economic development, and giving it a regional focus. In recent weeks there has been talk of expanding the Quartet to include Arab countries as well.