Blair Calls For Vote On EU Constitution...
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) announced a referendum on the European Union (news - web sites)'s constitution Tuesday, a significant reversal of policy which launches a battle to decide Britain's relationship with Europe.

"Let the issue be put. Let the battle be joined," Blair told a raucous House of Commons, as he confirmed Britain's first national referendum since 1975.

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Did you know that British Prime Minister Tony Blair burst onto the scene in 1997?  Since then, he has taken major strides in world politics.  

His latest call for a referendum on the E.U. constitution has taken English politics by surprise.  In fact, many are saying that this move to push England toward getting more involved in the E.U. decision-making could be political suicide.  ""The Daily Mirror concluded that Blair "cannot survive losing this referendum -- too much is at stake.""