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Article: Diaper changing at 10 Downing Street; Prime Minister Tony Blair will be the first British leader in 150 years.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- November 23, 1999
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For the past couple of years it was Northern Ireland that kept British Prime Minister Tony Blair awake at night. Soon there will be a new distraction.
Mr. Blair's surprise announcement over the weekend that he and his wife, Cherie, are expecting another child - their fourth - next May has been greeted with delight by the British press.
But political analysts foresee complications ahead. Michael White, political editor of the Guardian newspaper, says the year ahead will be "a turbulent time." The Blair's official London residence, 10 Downing Street, is "really just a small place," Mr. White notes. "The idea of accommodating a newborn baby, with all that ...