But Mr.Gustafson sees a better chance for the efforts to increase the popularity of the orange sweet potato in Africa.

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The political agreement led to extraordinary compromises for the MDC, considering Mr.Tsvangirai's popularity and Mr.Mugabe's age and poor human-rights record.

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Political analyst Richard Wolffe told VOA that world leaders want some of Mr.Obama's popularity to rub off on them.

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But Mr Mallon's continued popularity combined with Mr Blunkett's comments could provide a worrying thought for old-fashioned officers across the land.

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But Mr Koizumi's extraordinary popularity has thrown Mr Hatoyama's plans into disarray.

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Yet Mr Volcker still lacked the consolation of popularity, unlike Mr Greenspan, who was praised by the press and politicians for much of his term.

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