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The columns of her successor at the Times , Maureen Dowd, consist of Heathers -like pronunciamentos upon the coolness of this politician and the uncoolness of that one, each punctuated by a saucy flounce.
Some papers pointed out the essential contradiction between Yeltsin's repeated protestations about his commitment to democracy and his selection of a "successor" with little chance of legitimately winning a presidential election.
Boleslaw later repelled invasions from Otto’s successor and then sought Poland’s own expansion eastward; he eventually annexed parts of present-day Ukraine.
… Time 's Boris Yeltsin article reveals that Kremlin strategists had been plotting his resignation for nearly a year to ensure the election of a loyal successor.
The president told Izvestiya that he has a successor in mind but will not identify him because "as soon as I name him, he won't be let live calmly, he will be henpecked."