Tony Blair suffered a humiliating put-down from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as he started his job as Middle East envoy.
Dr Rice made it clear she was in charge of brokering peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, not the former prime minister.
She said Mr Blair should instead stick to his narrow remit of mending the Palestinian economy and political system, a role merely complementary to her job as leading peacemaker to the region.
Her comments will embarrass Mr Blair....more
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