He publicly endorsed President Bush but since then he has become increasingly troubled.
He has become increasingly frail over the years and has been hospitalized three times in the past five months, most recently for a lung infection in March.
Though he has become increasingly visible as the face of Zappos and spends almost all his time proselytizing its culture, Hsieh resists the idea that he is powerful, or that the perpetuation of the brand rests on his shoulders.
Norquist is best known for his anti-tax activism as president of Americans for Tax Reform but, over the past 12 years, he has become increasingly associated with policies and initiatives that are strikingly at odds with the national security convictions and practices of the man he - and virtually all other conservatives - so admire: Ronald Reagan.
President Karzai has become increasingly frustrated by what he sees as American attempts to undermine Afghanistan's authority, the BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from the capital, Kabul.
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"People care about the country and where we're headed right now, " he says, adding that news cable has become an increasingly important player in the news marketplace, and his network an increasingly valuable voice within it.
He says securing intellectual property (IP) ownership has become increasingly challenging because of the volume of open-source knowledge and the huge number of existing patents.
Now that it looks increasingly as though he will become prime minister next year, he has realised that he must start clearing it up.
Mr Meudell, who lives in Dorking, Surrey, and has been cycling for 50 years, says he believes a lack of interest "at all levels of government" has caused the roads to become increasingly dangerous.
Colin Harmer, 60, from Littlemoor, Weymouth, said he has difficulty sleeping and often takes his dog for a walk in the early hours, but said this had become increasingly difficult since the lights had been switched off.
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