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The butler is a senior servant in a well-to-do household. The position has existed for centuries but in modern usage the butler is in charge of food service, is the custodian of wine, spirits, and silver, supervises other servants, and sometimes performs other duties. The butler is usually the most senior staff member, although this too has evolved over time. Today, especially in the grandest homes or when the employer owns more than one residence, there is sometimes an Estate Manager of higher rank than the butler. [more...]

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-[[Image:Tony-blair.jpg|thumb|right|Tony Blair at a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] meeting in 2005.{{photo|Andrew Skudder}}]]
+The '''butler''' is a senior [[Servant (domestic)|servant]] in a well-to-do [[household]].  The position has existed for centuries but in modern usage the butler is in charge of food service, is the custodian of wine, spirits, and [[silver (household)|silver]], supervises other servants, and sometimes performs other duties.  The butler is usually the most senior staff member, although this too has evolved over time.  Today, especially in the grandest homes or when the employer owns more than one residence, there is sometimes an Estate Manager of higher rank than the butler.
-'''[[Tony Blair]]''' (born 6th May 1953) is an [[diplomacy|envoy]] for the [[Quartet on the Middle East]], working to bring about a 'two-state' solution to the conflict between [[Israel]] and [[Palestine]]. Previously, he served as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from 1997 to 2007; introducing a new "permanent campaign" style of politics, he won [[General elections in the United Kingdom|general elections]] in 1997, 2001 and 2005, the first two by landslide majorities. Internationally, he was best known for his close alliance with presidents [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]], making the [[United Kingdom|UK]] a firm ally in the [[United States of America|American]]-led [[Iraq War|war in Iraq]] <font size=1>[[Tony Blair|['''more...''']]]</font>
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