So is every man, woman, and child I have heard speak of de Gaulle or his government in Paris.

NPR: Excerpt: 'World War II Writings'

Is the sight of the German chancellor vainly urging back the floodwaters of the River Oder now a fitting metaphor for a man who seems, along with his government, to be inexorably sinking into a legislative and electoral morass?

ECONOMIST: Drowning in troubles

This was a confident President talking like a man who has won his second majority vote and now intends it to be a mandate to achieve his vision of government.

FORBES: The President Turns a Corner

How did Anwar seemingly outmaneuver the man who has dominated Malaysian politics and national life as premier for 14 years, and who led his National Front government to a stunning general election victory just six months ago?

CNN: HEN MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER

Benedict is a teaching pope, a man who prefers the life of the mind to the nuts and bolts of government, yet an enormous share of his time and energy has been consumed trying to put out internal fires.

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