Word: successor
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...points out that James was narrowly reelected in 2002 with Jackson’s strong support. Williams fails to note that the victory was over Cory Booker, a 37-year-old Yale-trained attorney and Rhodes scholar. Booker ran for mayor again this May, beating James’ handpicked successor and taking over 70 percent of the vote...
...Conservative Party, David Cameron, has said that he wants to "rebalance" London's relationship with Washington. "We have never, until recently, been uncritical allies of America ? We must strive above all for legitimacy in what we do." You can bet the ranch that Prime Minister Tony Blair's likely successor Gordon Brown will not let himself get tagged as "Bush's poodle" as he prepares to face Cameron at the polls...
...open letter to the Harvard community, Bok wrote that he intends to “appoint an advisory committee this fall...with the goal of identifying a successor before Sid steps down...
...what really teed off the Bushies is that Clinton then said that his successor "did not try" to kill or stop bin Laden for the first eight months in office - that is, the eight months before the 9/11 atttacks. The Bush White House has always been hugely sensitive about this charge because, well, there is some truth to it. The new administration came into office and put terror about third or fourth down on its list of big worries, behind Russia, the ABM treaty, and sorting out that unexpected spy plane problem with the Chinese. (Many Republicans just refuse...
...upon becoming Prime Minister in 2001. The most consequential achievement was stabilizing the banking system by slashing nonperforming loans (NPLs). This was indispensable to the recovery of the past few years. Koizumi also cut wasteful public works. Still, with so much unfinished business, it is vital that his successor (and Japan as a whole) resists complacency...