You could build a plausible case right now that Bob Brown, the party's veteran leader, is the most powerful man in Australian politics.

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There is no doubt that Ricardo Teixeira, president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), is the most powerful man in Brazilian sports today.

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It is no accident that the most powerful man in the Christian right, James Dobson, the head of Focus on the Family, is both a child psychologist and a veritable fountain of social-science statistics.

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Many Pakistanis feel that it is about time Pakistan's once most powerful man was held accountable for his actions, our correspondent says.

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As Mr. Goodell talks, it's not obvious that he is, as many consider him, the most powerful man in sports.

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But Mr Rove is the most powerful presidential adviser in recent history: a man who combines a strong political vision (creating a Republican majority) with an unparalleled knowledge of political mechanics.

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And nostalgia is the one thing that He-Man: The Most Powerful Game In The Universe really has going for it.

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And is it surprising to people in the Middle East that a black man could be president of what is arguably still the most powerful nation on earth?

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