What will you do if you are the power behind the throne?

你如果是真正有权势的人，你会怎样？

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But letting Lula remain the power behind the throne would set a bad precedent Brazil instituted term limits for a reason.

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Jiang himself will remain chairman of the Central Military Commission and in effect be the power behind the throne in China.

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Cokie Roberts, also speaking on Morning Edition, noted that Benedict, as Cardinal Ratzinger, had served as the de facto power behind the throne during the final years of his predecessor Pope John Paul II.

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