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...Margaret Thatcher; in London. A retired millionaire businessman, Thatcher often described himself as the most "shadowy husband of all times." He walked a step behind his wife of 52 years throughout her 11 years in office, calling himself her male consort. Thatcher, known for his right-wing views and blunt wit, was a golf addict who attributed his slim physique to "drink and cigarettes." Asked who wore the pants in the Thatcher home, he replied: "I do. And I wash and iron them...
Bush's enthusiasm was genuine. One diplomat, who was in the room at a summit of Arab leaders in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh the day before the Aqaba meeting, said Bush delivered a blunt message: "Look guys, if I didn't think I could do this, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't waste my time and come all this distance if I didn't know I could do it." White House aides later said that the President's words were not so self-referential, and that he didn't mean to suggest...
...patients he has seen--and details of their conditions--even if it's been 15 years between visits. He personally coordinates most of his patients' care, calling other specialists for tests and appointments. "Any wheezing? How about panting?" Sosenko asks Richard Escherick, 61, during an office visit. In his blunt but friendly style, Sosenko quizzes the man about his nighttime cough. "Is it like this?" he asks, making a hacking sound. "Or like this?"--and he rattles his throat, sounding like a tom turkey. Sitting on a round stool, with his legs crossed, and peering over...
...Razali was being unusually blunt, it was because the events of May 30?as pieced together from the accounts of eyewitnesses and diplomats?were startlingly vicious even by this regime's own ruthless standards. That night, Suu Kyi, 57, was traveling with 300 followers in a motorcade of cars and motorbikes on a meet-the-people tour to rally support for her political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). As her convoy weaved down an unlit country road near the hamlet of Depayin in northern Burma, it arrived at a narrow bridge over an irrigation ditch...
...reportedly have access to significant amounts of cash that could help fuel an insurgency, and there's considerable hostility towards U.S. forces among the local population in the predominantly Sunni areas north and west of the capital. U.S. officials are hoping that the gradual restoring services and normality will blunt the anger - and they're planning to beef up their military presence in some of the areas where they've been attacked...