BLAIR REBUFFED

Terror suspects in Britain can now be detained without charge for 28 days, not the 90 days as proposed by Blair (and the 14 days required previously). The country that invented habeas corpus keeps a sane balance between security and freedom. I wish it were true in the U.S. Politically, the Commons vote is a stinging rebuff for Blair. I give him twelve more months in power at this rate, before his own party cashiers him.