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Vol. 5 Num 864 Thu. November 02, 2006  
   
International


Blair still on the rack on Iraq war probe


British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced fresh pressure Wednesday to hold a new inquiry into the Iraq war despite winning a crunch vote, after a key minister suggested a probe will be held after all.

Blair's government survived a potentially damaging vote late Tuesday by 298 votes to 273 on whether he should order an immediate inquiry into how Britain joined the US-led March 2003 invasion.