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Respected as a shrewd political operator with brains, Rudd, 51, is not known for personal charisma, however: a profile in London's Telegraph summed him up as "nerdy and ruthlessly determined." An online video showing him apparently eating his own earwax during a session of Parliament prompted a national chorus of guffaws, as did the revelation that the straitlaced Rudd visited a New York strip club during a visit in 2003 (he claimed not to remember much because he was drunk). The racy foray didn't cause lasting damage - in fact, one newspaper poll found 85% of respondents thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

...father died following a car accident when Rudd was 11. His family was later evicted from their farm, and Rudd temporarily slept in a car until his mother found a place to stay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

...Studied Chinese language and history at Australian National University and later at a university in Taiwan. Speaks fluent Mandarin. Traces his interest in the country to a book on ancient civilizations his mother gave him when he was 10. (Read "Kevin Rudd's Balancing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

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