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Murdoch to offer Blair a News Corp board seat

Andy Grice, political editor of The Independent, claims that Rupert Murdoch will offer Tony Blair a senior role in his News Corp empire when he stands down as prime minister. According to Blair's "friends", a seat on the News Corp board "would dovetail neatly with the lucrative United States lecture circuit." The Blair speculation comes on the eve of his arrival at Murdoch's giant News Corp conference in Pebble Beach, California. The Guardian says the visit will risk Blair suffering "poodle" jibes. (Via independent.co.uk and theguardian.com)

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