Crossing the Pond and Straddling the Aisle
By Sam Coates and Brian Faler
Sunday, September 11, 2005; Page A04
He looks set to become Washington's best-known intern since a certain young woman in a blue dress.
Euan Blair, the dashing 21-year-old son of British Prime Minister Tony, will be reporting for photocopying and envelope-stuffing duty at the start of next year, when he begins a six-month stint working for two House members on Capitol Hill.
The recent graduate, who was 13 when his father entered Downing Street, gained notoriety in Britain when he was found drunk and semi-conscious by police in London's Leicester Square as a teenager. But he has since mended his ways, and he spent the past three years at Bristol University, securing a degree in ancient history. He also campaigned on behalf of his father in Britain's recent general election....
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Mirroring his father's instincts to reach across the political divide, Blair Jr. has shown he is unwilling to nail his political colors to a party mast....
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So, in an unusual move, the young Blair will work for representatives of both parties, both of them representing California. He will spend his first three months with Republican David Dreier on the House Rules Committee before crossing the aisle and working for three months in the office of a Democrat, Jane Harman....
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