He was not pressed to explain his contradiction with the White House, nor to define the phenomenon that will be the central focus of his command.

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It must be his call and he must be confident that he will have the backing of his superiors in the chain of command.

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Having lost his last fight, any doubts the Dane has in his mind about facing Froch will not have been helped by the command that the Nottingham man took of the whole situation.

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It also comes at the beginning of a week in which senior aides say Bush will make a number of public appearances, including his announced stops at the Pentagon and Central Command headquarters.

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The book's tone is breezy, but his command of the subject is such that even a well-schooled economist will discover much that is new.

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This fall, he takes over as chief of U.S. Central Command, where he will turn his attention to military operations in other parts of the region, including Afghanistan.

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Much more importantly, it requires someone who will, from Day One, have the confidence of that community's professionals and command the respect of Congress, his or her counterparts in the executive branch, foreign interlocutors, the public and the press.

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