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	Strongman
		A strongman is a political leader who rules by force and runs a authoritarian regime.
		A strongman is not nessisarily always a formal Head of State, however.
		General Manuel Noriega, for example was often dubbed the "Strongman of Panama" for the enormous amount of political power he exercised over Panama, despite the fact that he was not the formal president of the nation.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Strongman.html (95 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Iranâs strongman plots comeback
		Rafsanjani is a pragmatist among Iranian conservatives and is one of giants of the Islamic republican era, having served as parliament speaker from 1980-1989 and president from 1989-1997.
		Political analysts in Tehran say that Rafsanjaniâs recent maneuverings are designed to aid a bid for the presidency in 2005.
		His relatively narrow political support base, combined with reformistsâ skepticism and the bitter radical-conservative opposition, means that he would likely face draining policy fights in the future.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?ID=9952 (1236 words)

	Sun.Star Cebu - ROPEROS: Politics of possibilities
		This early, all of them with political agenda kept close to their hearts are starting to come to life, like the pupa in the cocoon.
		At this stage nothing concrete can be had of political plans, only possibilities which are always dependent on how an aspirant is able to insinuate himself into the playing field, so his potentials can be scrutinized, his skills assessed, and his material capabilities finely measured.
		There are only the political enclaves in cities, or representative districts, or towns held together by a political strongman or a charismatic leader.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2002/10/15/oped/godofredo.m..roperos.html (771 words)

	Tom DeLay's funny-money trail - Salon
		The GOP strongman's political machine has stopped at nothing to extend its power.
		His ongoing investigation of two political action committees that spent a combined $3.4 million on 22 Republican Texas House races is now focused on a PAC founded by DeLay and directed by a DeLay operative.
		Political action committees also are only restrained by the give-and-declare law.
	dir.salon.com /story/news/feature/2004/03/12/delay/index.html (1189 words)

	Strongman (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A strongman is a political leader who rules by force and runs an authoritarian regime.
		A strongman is not necessarily always a formal Head of State, however.
		General Manuel Noriega, for example, was often dubbed the "Strongman of Panama" for the enormous amount of political power he exercised over Panama, despite the fact that he was not the formal president of the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strongman_(political) (127 words)

	MiamiHerald.com \| 10/11/2006 \| Former Argentine leader's remains to be reburied (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The remains of former Argentine political strongman Juan Domingo Perón are to be reburied in a new mausoleum.
		BUENOS AIRES - The remains of former Argentine political strongman Juan Domingo Perón are to be reburied in a new mausoleum at a ceremony next week to be attended by leaders of the Peronist movement he founded 61 years ago, organizers said Tuesday.
		President Néstor Kirchner was invited to attend the ceremony Oct. 17 and former Presidents Carlos Menem and Eduardo Duhalde, also members of the dominant Peronist party, were expected to be on hand.
	www.miami.com /mld/miamiherald/15727920.htm (318 words)

	StrongMan Pictures
		Strongman Pictures has an extensive library of short films that have won numerous awards from film festivals nationwide, including St Kilda International Short Film Festival and Flickerfest.
		Strongman Pictures was founded in 1990 by Dave Redman and Daniel Armstrong.
		Strongman Pictures are pretty happy with this result and we're now focussing on converting this momentum into investor dollars for the production.
	www.strongmanpictures.com (863 words)

	A Strongman for Iraq? - article by Daniel Pipes
		The ideal candidate would be politically moderate but operationally tough; someone with an ambition to steer Iraq toward democracy and good neighborly relations.
		As for the coalition forces, after installing a strongman they should phase out their visible role and pull back to a few military bases away from population centers.
		But the window of opportunity is closing rapidly: Unless the coalition appoints a strongman very soon, it will not achieve its ambitious goals.
	www.danielpipes.org /article/1068 (861 words)

	TIME.com -- Tony Karon: Meet Iraq's New Strongman
		His appointment is a political gamble: Opinion surveys in Iraq show an overwhelming consensus among Iraqis that their Number 1 priority is restoring some semblance of security in their lives after a year of occupation in which estimates of Iraqi civilian casualties run close to 10,000.
		That could leave Washington with the uncomfortable choice it faces in respect of most of its other "strongman" allies in the Arab world — either throwing in its lot with a predictable and friendly authoritarian, or else abandoning him and risking the emergence of a hostile regime, or chaos, or both.
		The reason the CIA had Allawi on its payroll in the first place during the 1990s was that he was the point man for efforts to have Saddam Hussein overthrown by his own generals.
	www.time.com /time/columnist/karon/article/0,9565,661521,00.html (1332 words)

	Strongman, the Movie: A Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Strongman is a quiet documentary in which Hugo Girard trains in his compound, shops for groceries, and wins and loses contests.
		Strongman director Alan Black clearly asks his characters the questions, but neither Hugo Girard, his wife nor his fellow competitors follow any script.
		Strongman is a story of one seemingly unremarkable man, who through dedication and devotion, emerges as a champion in one aspect of his life.
	www.dolfzine.com /page698.htm (747 words)

	Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the SA's demands for political and military power caused much anxiety among the populace in general and especially among the military, Hitler used allegations of a plot by the SA leader Ernst Röhm to purge the paramilitary force's leadership during the Night of the Long Knives.
		Having secured supreme political power, Hitler went on to gain their support by convincing most Germans he was their saviour from the Depression, the Communists, the Versailles Treaty, and the Jews, along with other "undesirable" minorities.
		The display of swastikas or other Nazi symbols is prohibited in Germany and political extremists are generally under surveillance by the Verfassungsschutz, one of the federal or state-based offices for the protection of the constitution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adolf_hitler (9812 words)

	USAfricaonline.com \| Politics \| Nigeria
		The so-called "political strongman" of Orlu (Imo State, and recent ally of Obasanjo's troubled presidency) in the final hour did not even have the guts and decency to stay in the chambers to see and deal with his political reckoning and peer discipline.
		I am often amused by these self-proclaimed political heavyweights, who when the chips are down prove to have the political savvy and experience of a president of a high school debating society.
		The "political strongman" in the final hour did not even have the guts and decency to stay in the chambers to see and deal with his reckoning and peer discipline.
	www.usafricaonline.com /nzeribewoes.doziezeife.html (2210 words)

	TPJ.org
		DeLay political operative Jim Ellis told the Texas Observer that there is a simple explanation for the two sets of books.
		TRMPAC paid John Colyandro, a former associate of George W. Bush political advisor Karl Rove, a year's salary with corporate funds, said a campaign finance lawyer close to the case.
		On March 3, Laylan Copelin, an Austin American-Statesman reporter, found another discrepancy certain to catch the attention of the district attorney: "The Republican Majority committee has said it didn't report the $600,000 to state election authorities because it was spent on the committee's administrative expenses...
	www.tpj.org /page_view.jsp?pageid=572&pf=1 (3082 words)

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		He played the timbale and the vibes as perfectly as he played the political winds that blew through Eastern Europe in the wake of World War 2, riding them to an ecstatic synthesis of absolute power and worldwide pop superstardom.
		He purged his political rivals with the same improvisational megalomania that he employed to dominate the luxurious New York ballrooms of the fifties He'd beat you to death, as it were, with the same sticks he used to make you slither drunkenly around the dance floor in your best outfit.
		Marshall Tito Puente was born Josip Broz in 1892 in the tiny village of Kumrovec to a peasant family.
	www.crispinsartwell.com /marshalltitopuente.htm (765 words)

	Puerto Vallarta - Mexico Magico - PVMirror.com E-Newspaper
		Calles, who is to remain political strongman through 1935, chooses Emilio Portes Gil as president.
		Beginning of political stability through appointment of PRI candidates to presidency.
		Political reform, leading to increase of minority party representation in Chamber of Deputies by proportional representation system.
	www.pvmirror.com /mexicomagico/cronologymexico2.html (668 words)

	The Op-Ed Assassination of Hugo Chavez A non-hostile view of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hard to find in U.S. ...
		Consistent with the U.S. media's habit of personalizing international political disputes, commentaries frequently disparaged Chavez as a political "strongman," treating him as if he were the country's sole and all-powerful political actor.
		Unfortunately, the faulty logic of classifying a country's political system on the basis of its international alliances is all too common in op-ed coverage of Venezuela.
		Direct U.S. intervention in the region is hardly a distant memory, with the U.S. invading to overthrow the government of Panama as recently as 1989, and U.S. troops arriving to support an unelected government in Haiti in 2004.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Print_Media/OpEd_Assassination_Chavez.html (2626 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Iran's Strongman Plots Comeback Amid Domestic Political Struggle
		Rafsanjani is a pragmatist among Iranian conservatives and is one of giants of the Islamic republican era, having served as parliament speaker from 1980-89 and president from 1989-97.
		In mounting his quiet campaign, Rafsanjani is attempting to cast his himself as Iran’s "savior" from retrograde radical-conservatives.
		Yet, at the same time, some reformists admit that he may be the "lesser evil" candidate — someone more likely to steer a centrist political course.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav101404.shtml (1163 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Abashidze Faces Pressure to Adjust to Georgia's New Political Reality
		In Tbilisi, patience is wearing thin among Saakashvili’s political allies, many of whom believe that a political compromise with Abashidze is unobtainable.
		David Berdzenishvili, a top official in Saakashvili’s National Movement, said recently that Abashidze’s days as Ajaria’s unquestioned ruler had "expired." He went on to state that Tbilisi is determined to ensure that parliamentary elections, scheduled for March 28, are held in a free-and-fair atmosphere in Ajaria — a region that is notorious for rigged votes.
		According to some political analysts in Tbilisi, it would be unwise for Saakashvili’s administration to rely on overtly confrontational tactics.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav011304.shtml (896 words)

	ABC News: Argentine Strongman Peron to Be Reburied
		Late Argentine Strongman Peron to Be Reburied in New Mausoleum
		The remains of former Argentine political strongman Peron will be reburied in a new mausoleum at San Vicente during a ceremony on Tuesday.
		Peron's body was to be escorted by motorcade to a union hall for a midday tribute, then taken to a new $1.1 million mausoleum in the cattle-ranching countryside, where supporters hope the embalmed body of his famous first lady might one day rest beside him.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2576076 (451 words)

	Patai, Raphael - # 55161 from Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		the outgrowths of family and of the family-based relationship between the strongman and his clients...Political parties, wherever they have developed, are...
		the outgrowths of family and of the family-based relationship between the strongman and his clients.
		Text may be copied and used consistent with our permissions.
	www.politicalquotes.org /Quotedisplay.aspx?DocID=55161 (216 words)

	No room for 'losers' in new Thailand - World - www.theage.com.au
		His decision to send troops to Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as peacekeepers to East Timor, has aligned Thailand more closely with the US at a time when most of his neighbours are keeping their distance from Washington.
		Panitan Wattanayagorn, a political scientist at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University, believes Thaksin's political success is beginning to wane.
		He says the Government's blundering responses to the bird flu crisis and the Islamic insurgency in the south, and growing perceptions that Thaksin has enriched himself in power, are starting to undermine popular support.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/07/02/1088488150395.html (1471 words)

	Peron Remains to Be Put in New Mausoleum
		BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The remains of former Argentine political strongman Juan Domingo Peron are to be reburied in a new mausoleum during a ceremony next week, organizers said Tuesday.
		President Nestor Kirchner was invited to attend the ceremony Oct. 17 and former Presidents Carlos Menem and Eduardo Duhalde, both members of the dominant Peronist party, were expected to be on hand.
		The body of Eva Peron _ who died in 1952 _ is buried in her family's tomb in the Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires.
	www.wtop.com /index.php?nid=105&sid=939481 (710 words)

	Japan's political establishment rocked by pension scandal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The speed and scope of the crisis has revealed once again a deep divide between the country’s political establishment and a majority of the population, particularly younger layers.
		According to several political commentators, Fukada resigned to take the heat off the government and has been privately guaranteed a top ministry following upper house elections, which are due in July.
		The amendments were finally passed in the lower house of the parliament on May 11 and are expected to be presented to the upper house in early June.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/may2004/japa-m31_prn.shtml (1232 words)

	Is an Iraqi Strongman Emerging? - article by Daniel Pipes
		Further, it would ensure reasonable freedoms, permit the economy and culture to develop, dispatch oil and gas to the outside world, and move toward increased political participation.
		I began arguing a year ago, first on television, then in writing, that Iraq needs "a democratically-minded Iraqi strongman," returning to this theme again and again in subsequent months.
		Saleh was not political and so did not rise in the Baath party.
	www.danielpipes.org /article/1781 (802 words)

	The Op-Ed Assassination Of Hugo Chávez By Justin Delacour
		Mainstream newspapers rarely publish commentaries by political analysts who sympathize with the Chávez government's policies of extending education, healthcare, subsidized food and micro-credits to the country's poor.
		In spite of the fact that recent polls indicate that Chávez's domestic approval rating has surpassed 70 percent, almost all commentaries about Venezuela represent the views of a small minority of the country, led by a traditional economic elite that has repeatedly attempted to overthrow the government in clearly anti-democratic ways.
		Unfortunately, the faulty logic of classifying a country's political system on the basis of its strategic international relationships is all too common in op-ed coverage of Venezuela.
	www.countercurrents.org /ven-delacour200206.htm (2606 words)

	Washington Wire - WSJ.com : Murtha's Scare Tactic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Political Insight and Analysis From The Wall Street Journal’s Capital Bureau
		Philadelphia political strongman Rep. Robert Brady (D., Pa.), met with Hoyer privately during House votes this afternoon to inform him of the decision, which puts to rest fears of a campaign that would split the party.
		The Washington Wire, which is among the most venerated products of the Journal's Washington bureau, also is one of the oldest standing features in American journalism.
	blogs.wsj.com /washwire/2006/06/13/murthas-scare-tactic (443 words)

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		Saddam had launched his political career with a bang in 1954 by committing his first murder and in 1959, in a humble hut, he conceived his initial plans to take over power.
		This controversial attempt to install a ruling family dynasty finds Mubarak caught between continuing a political process that is democratic in name only and maintaining good relations with Washington, his government’s prime financial benefactor.
		Gamal’s recent appointment as political secretary of the ruling National Democratic Party, is considered a clear signal of the family’s Pharaonic ambitions, anathema to the vast majority of Egyptians.
	www.inthenationalinterest.com /Articles/Vol2Issue50/Vol2Issue50Hindawi.html (1393 words)

	Old Gold & Black > Political parties misread Iraqi elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As I listen and watch politicians and political commentators from both sides of the political divide analyze and interpret the unfolding political developments in Iraq, I can’t help but think that both sides are hopelessly wrong.
		In order to prevent their worldview from imploding, liberals are emphasizing the negatives of virtually every political development in Iraq.
		The victory of the United Iraqi Alliance, a political coalition formed with the blessing and backing of Ayatollah Sistani, has prompted an outpouring of liberal editorials prophesizing against the coming theocracy and ensuing ideological and strategic partnerships with Iran.
	ogb.wfu.edu /?id=2104_0_8_0_C (525 words)

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