Kim is thought to have solidified his position by the abrupt execution of his uncle and adviser, Jang Song-thaek, for alleged crimes including treason.
However, he finds politics more of a challenge than he thought and seeks to solidify his power in more ambitious ways.
The Braves are thought to be looking for another power hitter -- particularly a first baseman -- to solidify their lineup.
"I think Kerry has to solidify his position, because he hasn't done that yet," said Annette McCroy, a delegate from Lincoln, Neb.
Mr. Obama said his winning coalition reflected "the much-noted demographic shift in this society," and that one of his points of pride of the first term is, "I think I've helped to solidify this incredibly rapid transformation in people's attitudes around L.G.B.T. issues — how we think about gays and lesbians and transgender persons".
In the interview, President Obama said, One of the things that I'm very proud of during my first four years is I think I've helped to solidify this incredibly rapid transformation in people's attitudes around LGBT issues -- how we think about gays and lesbians and transgender persons.
A novelist whose books include "The Inn at Lake Devine," "The Ladies' Man" and "Then She Found Me," which was made into a recent movie starring Helen Hunt and Colin Firth, Ms. Lipman, 57, had spent pieces of many summers on the Cape and thought it was finally time to solidify the relationship.
"But I think anything he can do to solidify his ties to the more organized party, the party itself -- not to mention the candidates of the party -- I think is very important for him.
"That for me started to solidify, 'I think we can go on and be OK.' It's really a testament to our friendship that we made those decisions to choose life together and to go forward as a team shoulder to shoulder". The success of that album was freeing to DuVall, who could now imagine expanding the definition of what an Alice in Chains album could be.
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