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...China is better than two. But in more than 50 years as a de facto state, and particularly over the past decade, Taiwan has forged a separate history and identity that call out for a President vibrant and muscular enough to put his personal stamp on this era. His predecessor, Lee Teng-hui, made enormous strides promoting Taiwan's democratic institutions and mentality, raising Taiwanese national consciousness and standing up to China. He also aspired to greatness and came close to it with his overwhelming 1996 electoral victory in the face of Chinese saber-rattling. With Lee in retirement...
...fraught with danger. If figures like Daim and Khalil are in trouble, other politicians in Kuala Lumpur can't help but feel nervous. That's surely the case with Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Three previous Deputy Prime Ministers have fallen by the wayside, including his imprisoned predecessor Anwar Ibrahim. And now, with the Prime Minister apparently renewing contacts with perennial contender Razaleigh Hamzah, the last thing Abdullah needs is to get caught in the middle of a political earthquake. "Mahathir had better make sure that while he's trimming the deadwood he doesn't saw off the branch...
...have been. Jan van Lohuizen, a Washington pollster who worked for the Bush campaign and now polls for the Republican National Committee, has been testing feelings and reactions to the President's energy plan for weeks. It is true that this White House is less poll-driven than its predecessor, but the difference is getting harder and harder...
Lots of folks are angry that your predecessor, Neil Rudenstine, purchased half of Allston in a recent land grab. So what in the name of Ted Williams are you going to do with all that land? Well, the Red Sox need a new park. You do the math...
...more complicated than you would think. Any number of times since the 1920s, the carmaker's professional managers have had to take the keys away from actual Fords before they did irreparable harm to the business. Ford, 44, became chairman in 1999 only after parrying the objection of his predecessor Alex Trotman, who didn't care to see another Ford in the driver's seat--particularly this one. "I was a heretic," Ford admits. "There were a lot of people saying, 'Let's hope he doesn't get too close to the real business...