The so-called stalking horse bid could be topped by other suitors at the auction, in which case Apollo and Metropoulos would likely be entitled to what's known as a breakup fee.
Many European lefties are now beginning to suspect that instead Mr Blair may simply be a stalking horse for American-style welfare reforms, which are regarded with deep suspicion in much of continental Europe.
One theory is that somebody is using Mr. Trump as a stalking horse to find out how New Hampshire voters would feel about a politically cross-dressing billionaire businessman from New York City with a high media profile say, Mike Bloomberg.
One theory is that somebody is using Mr. Trump as a stalking horse to find out how New Hampshire voters would feel about a politically cross-dressing billionaire businessman from New York City with a high media profile -- say, Mike Bloomberg.