Blair Vows to Tackle Domestic Issues

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LONDON -- A 66-seat majority in Britain's House of Commons is nothing to sniff at, but measured against Labor's huge majorities of 179 and 167 in the two previous elections, it is understandable why Prime Minister Tony Blair is feeling a bit lame-duckish.

On Friday, the day after he became the first Labor prime minister to win a third successive term, a less-than-jubilant Blair announced a Cabinet reshuffle and promised he would "focus relentlessly . . . on the priorities the people have set for us."

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Blair Vows to Tackle Domestic Issues

Badly damaged by his support for the U.S.-led Iraq war, the prime minister said, "I've listened and I've learned, and I think I've a very clear idea of what the British peo...

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