But he says that he sees Mr Ozawa as a radical reformer who can build bridges with opposition parties, such as the LDP.

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As Mr Blair's all-but-anointed successor, Mr Brown is now doing his utmost to portray himself as an ardent public service reformer who can also be relied upon always to put security before airy-fairy worries about civil liberties.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Mr Kim Young Sam, too, can claim to be a reformer, ending the use of fictitious names in financial transactions, a change that has enabled the present government to probe the campaign-finance scandal.

ECONOMIST: South Korea

On the positive side, Mr Bush can claim to be a genuine reformer in the vital matter of education.

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Because hydrogen can clean the exhaust right from a cold engine start, the plasma reformer method is 20% to 50% more efficient at reducing NOx than other clean-diesel technologies, allowing less unburned fuel to pass through in the process.

FORBES: Clearing the Air

Lord McNally described himself to peers as a "legal reformer" and said he tried to make progress "where I can".

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It is sad to see a once-energetic reformer like John Engler playing such base, destructive politics with kids who need every break they can get to escape the cycle of poverty.

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