That close personal relationship would continue to the present day, as Nasrallah is the current secretary general of Hezbollah.

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Her close personal relationship with the president allowed her, after heated cabinet debates, to weigh in alone and often decisively with her boss.

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H-P says an investigation found Mr. Hurd had a "close personal relationship" with Ms. Fisher that was never disclosed to the board.

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Hurd resigned unexpectedly Friday after a company investigation of a sexual harassment claim found that he filed inaccurate expense reports to cover up what was described as a "close personal relationship" with a company contractor.

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In the current climate of criticism of News International, there will be quite a few powerful people who would be pleased if the brightest possible media light isn't shone on their close and personal relationship with Mrs Brooks.

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"By spring and early summer 2008, while the PHLY executive was participating in the merger negotiations and under significant pressure to ensure a successful sale, he and McGee had known each other for almost a decade and forged a close relationship in which they routinely shared confidences about each other's personal lives and problems impacting them professionally, " the SEC said.

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