http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0505130309may13,1,5132455.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed<snip>
Since Smith's report was published May 1, Blair's Downing Street office has not disputed the papers' authenticity. A Blair spokesman who was asked about them this week said the memo added nothing of significance to the much-investigated record of the lead-up to the war.
"At the end of the day, nobody pushed the diplomatic route harder than the British government. ... So the circumstances of this July discussion very quickly became out of date," the spokesman said.
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"While the president of the United States was telling the citizens and the Congress that they had no intention to start a war with Iraq, they were working very close with Tony Blair and the British leadership at making this a foregone conclusion," the letter's chief author, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), said Wednesday.
If the documents are true, he said, it is a "huge problem" in terms of abuse of power. He said there has been no response from the White House to the letter.
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I like their story because they cover all the important points of the memo and give you added context of Conyers' investigation.
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