"I am sure there's no better man to handle the pressure than Padraig and I fully expect him to be a force on the team, " said the US Open winner.

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And asked which man would better handle relations with other countries, Bush -- charged by his critics with alienating the world community through unilateralism -- beat his Democratic challenger by a 52 percent to 44 percent margin.

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It helps explain his surprisingly strong partnership with Ehud Barak, the leader of the Labour Party (and a former army chief of staff and prime minister), trusted as the only man able to handle the big security issues.

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Despite his precious Twitter handle, iamToddyTickles appears to be a fully grown man in his profile picture, yet his tweet echoes the slobbery exuberance of Scooby Doo.

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New York public relations man Donald Middleberg is building a business selling advice on how to handle Internet-related problems.

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Whether he is asked to handle Kosovo or the whole region, he could be the man for the job.

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Arktos and Walker run to their new toys and handle them like a couple of competitors in the World's Strongest Man contest.

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It remains to be seen whether a man more used to Tennessee politics than to being nice to Calvin Klein will know how to handle a brand such as Saks.

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Crucially, he was the No 10 point man during the Maastricht rebellion, so he will be in a good position to advise Mr Cameron on how to handle Tory dissent over Europe.

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