If your dream is to be the prime minister of England someday, you might want to start by buying yourself a decent razor. And using it. A telephone survey found that 21 percent of British voters consider political candidates with facial hair -- facial hair being anything from a five o'clock shadow to a full beard -- less trustworthy than their clean-shaven rivals. The results of the survey may be a blow to Robin Cook, the bewhiskered foreign secretary, who is widely believed to be casting a covetous eye on Tony Blair's chair at 10 Downing Street.
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If your dream is to be the prime minister of England someday, you might want to start by buying yourself a decent razor. And using it. A telephone survey found that 21 percent of British voters consider political candidates with facial hair -- facial hair being anything from a five o'clock shadow to a full beard -- less trustworthy than their clean-shaven rivals. The results of the survey may be a blow to Robin Cook, the bewhiskered foreign secretary, who is widely believed to be casting a covetous eye on Tony Blair's chair at 10 Downing Street.
