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The Leadership Factor
It is too early to tell whether Barack Obama is in over his head as the world's most powerful man. But his leadership profile is beginning to sag.

When I think of recent effective leaders, two names top the list: Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan. Using their sharp personalities, these guys motivated others to work effectively for a cause and, of course, that is what true leadership is all about.

Faced with a powerful German Werhmacht that had rolled over Europe, Churchill showed iron resolve while other British leaders broke down. He simply told British subjects that there would be no surrender and they would fight to the finish. Churchill's crisis leadership defeated the dreaded Nazis as much as anything else.

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Holder appoints special prosecutor to investigate CIA
Monday, August 24: Attorney General Holder has decided to investigate alleged abuse of terror suspects by CIA agents. Democratic strategist Jami Floyd: "The Attorney General is working for the people and the Constitution, and he has to do what's right." The Factor predicted that Barack Obama will pay a political price for any CIA prosecution.
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