Word: statesmanly
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...successful skipper. Under him, Australia have lost only three of 30 Tests?it's just that two of those meant bidding adi?s to the Ashes. Though the numbers don't suggest it, Ponting?at least at this stage of his tenure?isn't the leader Mark Taylor was. A statesman as well as a winner, Taylor had the edge in imagination: he knew when to desist with the orthodox and try the unexpected, and he stepped in when one of his bowlers was sending down rubbish, regardless of the bowler's name. Richie Benaud was the master of appearing assured...
...Baker may know Iraq and the Gulf better than any other American statesman. And on the face of it he's a logical choice to lead the Iraq Study Group, which is widely expected to recommend some kind of policy shift after the election, quite possibly one that would involve Washington actually talking to its enemies in the region, such as Iran and Syria...
...DIED. Marc Hodler, 87, courtly Swiss lawyer who rocked the insular International Olympic Committee in 1998 by telling reporters that I.O.C. members had solicited bribes from cities vying to host the Games-prompting sweeping reforms in the organization; in Bern, Switzerland. The I.O.C. elder statesman said he was motivated by his concern for the "honor of the Olympics...
...focus on gathering student input during the next month. Before choosing a discrete list of candidates, the search committee wants to know what principles should guide their selection, and student input will play a key role in formulating those principles. Should our new president be an academician or a statesman? A bold and unilateral visionary or a consensus builder? A Harvard graduate or professor or someone from the outside? Or a specific candidate that you may have in mind? Now is the time that we as students—everyone from seasoned campus leaders to eager freshmen?...
...story was no exception. Will Abe act like a hawk or a dove toward Japan's neighbors? The media like to stereotype politicians, especially those with mystique. But let's remember U.S. President Richard Nixon. He began his career as a crusading anticommunist but turned out to be the statesman who reached out to the Soviet Union and Red China. My concern is not whether Abe will patch things up with Japan's neighbors but how he will resuscitate the economy to revive Japan. Although I'm no cockeyed optimist, I believe that a pragmatic tactician like Abe may deliver...