He is better known for his views on taxes than on how to handle the relationship with Russia, what to do about Iran or how deeply Germany should be involved in Afghanistan, but he is unlikely to break sharply with current cautious policies.

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In Mongolia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, for example, falconers take their children to the desert and train them to handle the bird and build a relationship of trust with it.

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In hot countries, falconers take their children to the desert and train them to handle the bird and establish a mutual relationship of trust.

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But very quickly, relationship issues start to affect how well we handle the substantive issues.

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Avtovaz was selling its cars at a loss to Berezovsky's dealership, Logovaz, and engaging Logovaz to handle its finances at the same time that the top executives at the auto factory benefited personally from the relationship as Logovaz shareholders.

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