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| November 17, 2003 | Mcguire, Stryker; Radcliffe, Liat; Moreau, Ron; Nadeau, Barbie; Lorch, Donatella; Rosenberg, Debra; Carmichael, Mary; Gordon, Devin; Brownell, Ginanne; Brown, Barry | COPYRIGHT 2003 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Britain: God Save the President

It seemed like a swell idea at the time. President George W. Bush's pageantry-filled Nov. 19 to Nov. 21 state visit to Britain was planned long before the war in Iraq--and the U.N. nastiness that preceded it. Since then the political ground under both Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair has shifted dramatically. Bush is no longer untouchable, and Blair has been badly damaged by the ongoing mess in Iraq and his "poodle" closeness to Bush. Add to that a huge antiwar protest planned --not to mention a fresh tabloid scandal concerning Prince Charles's personal life--and a Bush visit to Britain is looking less fortuitous every day.

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