Narcissists more likely to be leaders

Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 1:55 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Narcissists like to be in charge, so it stands to reason that a new study shows individuals who are overconfident about their abilities are most likely to step in as leaders.

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Very interesting comments. Just how far back should we go for war crimes. Let me think. Truman, was pres during WWII. I suspect some of the things we did then were not very nice. If you want to be fair, then you must go back. Oh, your a dem. Well then never mind.

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