Admittedly the English media can be harsh and cynical at the best of times but as a friend and former team-mate, the perception or depiction of Ponting the man can't be further from the reality.

BBC: Justin Langer column

Rupert created the perception of a frail, old man who did not know what was going on in News Corp.

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Now his government is being weakened by a widespread perception that its prime minister, Italy's richest man, is putting his own interests before those of his country.

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