Petition starts against Blair candidacy

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Members of the European parliament have launched a campaign to stop Tony Blair from running for president of the European Union. The post will be created if the EU ratifies the Lisbon Treaty. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Washington Post reporter, Anne Applebaum.

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