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...been massaged by virtually every generation since the 1815-70 Risorgimento established the modern country we know today. Mussolini cited Garibaldi's nationalist determination as the precursor of fascism, while leftists have claimed him for his battles over equality and anticlericalism. Still, few deny that Garibaldi's combination of charisma, courage and integrity was pivotal to the birth of the nation in 1860. Indeed, among his many nicknames, Garibaldi is known as the "George Washington of Italy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Resurrection of Garibaldi | 7/8/2007 | See Source »

...himself a video camera and started winelibrarytv.com Few people look quite so excited to be talking to a camera. He's more hyper than Emeril, more cheerful than Rachael Ray, more street than Bobby Flay and cockier than all of them combined. "Do I think I have that much charisma? I think I have more. I know I could be the host of SportsCenter in two years if I changed my show today to sports," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Totally Uncorked | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

...century Italian general who spent 12 years fighting for independence movements in Brazil and Uruguay before returning home to lead battles to unify Italy, was an international icon both during and after his lifetime. Though historians debate his tactical skills and political sense, few question his integrity, courage or charisma, which were chronicled for decades by writers from around the world. As such, Garibaldi remains a model that transcends time and ideology. As it happens, Massoud cut a physical figure similar to the Italian, graceful and bearded, and they shared a nickname: Garibaldi was known as the Lion of Caprera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Media Commander | 6/27/2007 | See Source »

...mitigated if he were the face of our country. I haven't ever met him or talked to him, but he's the first person in a long time who I've been inspired by. CLOONEY: When other politicians stop and listen, that's how you know what charisma is. You can't teach that. He walks into a room and you go, "That's a leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ocean's Thirteen, the Interview | 5/30/2007 | See Source »

...subject of charisma, you've each been called the last great movie star at one point or another. Are we really running out of movie stars, and is that, like, a problem? CLOONEY: The last real movie stars were probably Redford and Newman. And things were different then. There wasn't this amazing amount of magazines and information about them. DAMON: We didn't know anything about them. CLOONEY: There was mystique. They're 60 feet high, and you paid your buck and a half to go see them. But that's gone. People know everything about everybody now. PITT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ocean's Thirteen, the Interview | 5/30/2007 | See Source »

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