More than his trademark toughness, Mr Holbrooke will need wiles to manage the intrigue in the region, and bureaucratic nous to hold his ground in Washington, DC.

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Mr. Murdoch was able to hold his ground because he faced no serious rival -- although some of the nation's largest corporations and wealthiest men took a look over the past three months.

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But now he has put that and everything else on hold, as he hitched up his trailer home to his truck in order to head to higher ground.

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