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Meanwhile, his predecessor Fabián Alarcón appears to have created a border crisis by sending Ecuadorian troops into Peruvian territory late last week.
Amid growing hopes of success for the Ulster peace agreement, the Irish Independent of Dublin said in an editorial titled "Peace in their grasp" that "Tony Blair made an excellent move when he invited his predecessor, John Major, to campaign with him in Northern Ireland for a Yes vote in the May 22 referendum."
In particular, New Pru is--as s/he admits--not as well versed in macroeconomics as his/her predecessor.
ABC News president David Westin is the latest star in the network news soap opera . USA Today implied that Westin's predecessor, the legendary Roone Arledge, is being kicked upstairs because ABC is losing the ratings war to NBC.
He expresses regret that as president he couldn't communicate his sense of humor, his empathy, and his religious faith as well as his predecessor, President Reagan.