"I don't know if it's possible to have a less orderly transition than Leno-O'Brien, " said analyst Brad Adgate of media-buying firm Horizon Media.

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Nouriel Roubini, the economist also known by the name "Dr Doom" for predicting the credit crunch, was a little less gloomy about the eurozone than O'Neill when he spoke to CNN.

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Roberto Irineu Marinho founded O Globo newspaper in 1925, but he died less than a month later.

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For Fox, O'Brien would be a far less risky choice than tried-and-failed hosts (Chevy Chase, Joan Rivers) of the network's past.

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Strachan's successor will have a hard act to follow since he was the first Celtic manager to clinch a hat-trick of titles since Jock Stein, despite having significantly less money to spend than acclaimed predecessor Martin O'Neill.

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Although Brazil is the largest and most important economy on Mr O'Neill's itinerary, its problems are less severe than its neighbours and are largely related to investor nervousness about the outcome of October's presidential election.

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Roberto Irineu Marinho--for whom his eldest grandson is named--founded O Globo newspaper in 1925 out of three rooms rented from a technical school, but he died less than a month later.

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And the respondent, wishing to convey that the individual was less than well, requiring the help of God or man, might reply: 'O yi di.

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