For example, Mr. Blair has insisted that the "Road Map" be followed to create a Palestinian state, with none of the caveats or safeguards President Bush enunciated in June 2002.

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Two years ago, Tony Blair backed a target of a 40% reduction in road deaths and serious injuries by 2010.

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Mrs Nelson was the lawyer for the Garvaghy Road residents' group and accompanied them recently to a Downing Street meeting with Tony Blair.

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Ignoring all these inconvenient facts, Blair called on the Olmert-Livni-Peretz government to renew negotiations with Abbas on the basis of the road map.

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