Word: ruthlessness
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What kind of person does it take to lead the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the world's largest political organization, ruling over 1.3 billion souls? Does it take a great visionary? A ruthless tyrant? A dogmatic ideologue? Or a tame puppet? Last November the enigmatic Hu Jintao became CCP Chairman and earlier this year, President. He came to power as a blank slate, and in the 100 days that he has held both posts, the nature of his leadership has become an increasingly heated topic of debate. Many see Hu's actions over the past three months as cause...
...been slow to embrace the French language and he moved his training base from Nice to Spain. His relationship with the French press, particularly Le Monde, which aggressively pursued rumors that Armstrong had used performance- enhancing drugs, has been prickly. Then there is that ennui produced by Armstrong's ruthless efficiency. "The French like winners, but when the win is so crushing people get bored," says Bidet. "The Tour de France seems over before it starts. French people would like more suspense." In this geopolitically freighted year, might there be any unexpected twists in the way French fans treat Armstrong...
...convicted of spying and spent a combined 14 years in jail before being released in 1998, is just one of thousands of South Koreans who ran afoul of the country's National Intelligence Service (NIS). Founded in 1961, the agency was infamous during the cold war for its ruthless pursuit of enemies?real and perceived?of the country's right-wing, authoritarian leaders. As South Korea has evolved into a progressive democracy, however, the agency's vicious methods and anticommunist agenda have increasingly become an outdated national embarrassment. Now, the reform-minded administration of South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun...
...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...
Rose, the Crimson’s most prolific passer ever, was the steadying force of the 2001 perfect season, and began 2002 with the same ruthless efficiency. Through three games, the fifth-year senior had as many incomplete passes (three) as touchdowns...