This year's honours list continues the practice of recognising successful teachers, established by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to mark the importance of education to his government.

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Tony Blair wants to make his mark on a wider stage than that provided by Britain.

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"Buffett's trying to be opportunistic, " said Mark Lane, an analyst at William Blair.

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"There has been building speculation over the past week or so for who will benefiting from the meltdown in the credit markets, " said Mark Lane, an analyst at William Blair.

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But despite the IOC chief's statement, the row between London and Paris has continued to rumble on, with Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe accusing Blair of "overstepping the mark" in an effort to secure the Games.

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Chaired by Morley's widow Ruth Leon, this year's panel included theatre critic Mark Shenton, director Braham Murray and the actor and writer Isla Blair, who was on last year's shortlist for A Tiger's Wedding.

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Edinburgh were made to pay for not taking advantage of the extra man when Blair booted a 40-metre penalty for Cardiff just past the hour mark.

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Mr Blair and his acolytes have seen various opportunities for New Labour to make its mark on history appear, only to fade away.

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So it remains to be seen if this rather unusual public outburst against Mr Blair - and Mr Bush - will just cause a raised eyebrow for one day, or mark a rather more important ratcheting up of public concern in Britain about where Middle East policy is going.

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However, long kicks from Skrela to James and Blair failed to put pressure on the home defence, both back-three players calling for a mark.

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