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Article: No vacancy at Blair House

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January 8, 2009
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WASHINGTON - It's a D.C. property so exclusive that even the president-elect couldn't reserve it. So who's staying at Blair House, the White House's guest quarters across Pennsylvania Avenue?

Turns out it's former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, according to The Washington Post.

Even Howard is only staying one night: Jan. 12, the night before President George W. Bush will present him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his support in the Iraq war. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe are receiving the ...

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