But Mr Berlusconi had already given a glimpse of the populist side of his political character.
Tampa, the state's largest media market, continues to grow but retains much of its essential political character.
What really distinguished her was a strength of character and political astuteness that enabled her to reform the Carmelite Order and found 17 convents across Spain.
And on a personal level, they are increasingly choosing not to work for large firms with strong corporate cultures that do not suit their political beliefs or their character.
Her general theme is that Ulster's Catholics and Protestants have shaped each other's character and political history, and even the nature of their religion: church attendance was always an obsession of each denomination.
It goes without saying that atavistic emotions such as class revenge or the sheer joy of exercising absolute power are wholly alien to the character and political philosophy of Britain's present prime minister.
If the recent election is any indication, the American electorate also felt concerns about the character of many political leaders, regardless of party affiliation.
Since joining NYRR in the 1990s, when Rudolph Giuliani was mayor, Wittenberg said that its character has been shaped by political leadership.
"It was not due to whatever differences he had with me over political or economic matters, but because his character does not qualify him to be a leader of a country like Malaysia, " he later told journalists, without giving details.
Romney's detachment from, or denial of, the truth is not just a political tactic or say-anything-to-please character flaw.
But the son did carry his father's formality into public life, a character trait accentuated by something detected by Charles Bartlett, the veteran political reporter from Chattanooga who observed Tennessee politicians for more than six decades.
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He said casting historical and political figures, who are known to the audience, is different from putting a face to a character from a novel.
It was during Stevens' time as the political section chief in Jerusalem that Seidemann got to know the man dubbed "the senator" for his unflappable character and unrelenting empathy.
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