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LONDON - Cherie, Princess of Blair, sobbed her heart out on telly last night. (Where else should one sob one's heart out? What, after all, would be the point of doing so in private? That is what God gave us tears for: to shed in front of the cameras.) She confessed to the nation and the world -- truly, genuinely, sincerely -- that she was not perfect. Every sucker in the land was deeply moved. The problem is that Princess Cherie has been making a few rather foolish decisions lately. Like her late sister-in-suffering, Princess Diana, she has been consorting...

Cherie Blair acts out her kohl-eyed Diana moment By Janet Daley As a barrister, Cherie Blair knows very well how to use her powers of persuasion to try to influence the jury on behalf of her clients. In her dramatic and emotional statement last night, the Prime Minister's wife sought to appeal over the heads of the media and the political classes to the members of the national jury - the British public. It was a huge gamble. But, although the jury has not yet delivered its verdict, it will probably in the end pay off. Like all good...