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Inside the Inner Circles
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The Not So Favorite Son
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"Everybody Has Their Burden"
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TIME Poll Results
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Up Close, Personal
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Inner Circle
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Defining Moments
The events that shape John Kerry
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Inside the Inner Circles
Meet the ever-expanding groups of advisers who make up the Kerry brain trust
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Posted Sunday, July 25, 2004
If the hallmark of George W. Bush's management style is the faith he puts in a tight, unchanging inner circle, a look at those who surround John Kerry suggests that his approach is almost the opposite. Kerry's team is wider in reach but narrower in influence than Bush's, more a kaleidoscope than a circle. Depending on the question at hand, Kerry may draw upon old friends, new allies or even former adversaries. Yet none of them ever enjoy more than a limited hold on him. "He makes a cut on what people bring to a discussion," says Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill, a relatively new star in the candidate's universe. "A lot of people talk to him on a lot of subjects, but on any given subject, there's a very small number of people he trusts and he listens to."

So it's hard to imagine that there would be. . .

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