By PETER OBORNE FOR months, Tony Blair and his closest allies have been scornfully dismissive of talk about the Prime Minister's departure date. Mr Blair always insists that he has far more pressing and urgent priorities.

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government denied allegations on Tuesday that a memo of a conversation between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President George W. Bush included the suggestion of bombing Al Jazeera television.

WASHINGTON Democrats plan to question Supreme Court nominee John Roberts about a disavowed Justice Department memo that critics say led to torture in foreign prisons, top Senate Judiciary Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday.

WASHINGTON - Democrats plan to question Supreme Court nominee John Roberts about a disavowed Justice Department memo that critics say led to torture in foreign prisons, top Senate Judiciary Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday.

Democrats plan to question Supreme Court nominee John Roberts about a disavowed Justice Department memo that critics say led to torture in foreign prisons, top Senate Judiciary Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday.