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Blair Baby At six pounds, twelve ounces, Leo Blair isn't much of a political heavyweight but his arrival into the world shortly after midnight sent cheers through Britain and worldwide congratulations pouring in to his parents, Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on a blessed event that's taken Britain, and the Blairs, by surprise.

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At six pounds, twelve ounces, Leo Blair isn't much of a political heavyweight but his arrival into the world shortly after midnight sent cheers through Britain and worldwide congratulations pouring in to his parents, Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on a blessed event that's taken Britain, and the Blairs, by surprise.