US press praise Blair

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair's rapturous reception in Congress yesterday was reflected in glowing praise in many of the US newspapers today.

"Everyone should have a friend like Tony Blair, a steadfast ally who will stand in your corner no matter what," Michael Kramer wrote in the New York Daily News.

Sounding like "an Anglican bishop," Mr Blair had "passionately thundered" through "what could be called a State of the Atlantic Union address".