At 33, he is younger and more hotheaded even than Mr Saakashvili.

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"It's all about providing content or distribution coming back to HDNet, " enthuses Cuban, better known these days as the hotheaded ref-baiting owner of the polyglot Dallas Mavericks basketball team.

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And robust scrutiny could give way to hotheaded revenge.

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