"LONDON - Standing shoulder to shoulder with President Bush, Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed Thursday not to retreat one inch in Iraq after..."

"But Mr Mandelson had words of caution for those who hope he can clinch a breakthrough in the peace process because he is more highly regarded by unionists than his predecessor Mo Mowlam.

He said: 'There is nothing that I can do in Northern Ireland except build on the basis of what Mo Mowlam has already achieved.

'I have to do exactly as she did - keep working to show a determination and bring people together to enable people to understand not only that there is a way of living together but to do so on the basis of trust.

'That is what I am going to do, to spare no effort, no ounce of energy that I have inside me to make that agreement stick'."

"Ounce of preventive war, pound of destruction - By Errol Morris 27-12-2003"

"Speech by Margaret Thatcher: 'Let Labour's Orwellian nightmare of the Left be the spur for us to dedicate with a new urgency our every ounce of energy and moral strength to rebuild the fortunes of this free nation'."

"Nelson Mandela and his foundation won an injunction today stopping the import of gold coins from Britain that bear his name and image. Johannesburg-based Investgold wanted to import 24 carat gold coins bearing Mandela's image for sale in South Africa at £135 for a one-tenth-ounce coin"

"And Schroeder said today he was willing to walk the extra mile for Chirac, ready to campaign with him during the run-up to the referendum.

Europe needs France but France also needs Europe,” Schroeder said. Like France, Germany would also suffer if the constitution is rejected"

"WTO-DDA: EU ready to go the extra mile in three key areas of the talks"

Imperialspotter: "The European Union going the extra mile? Whatever next?"