Word: acumen
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...they tend to blame the press for many of their problems, particularly financial ones. TIME's correspondents who reported this week's cover stories on the fortunes of Jim and Tammy Bakker and their fellow televangelists faced constant reminders that their subjects are as widely noted for their business acumen as for their spiritual charisma. "To some critics," observes Chicago- based Correspondent Barbara Dolan, "these people appear to be almost comical with their emotional appeals. But that faith-healing showmanship can hide the mind of a Wall Street banker...
Henry Muller, former chief of correspondents who last week became TIME's managing editor, praises Stacks' journalistic acumen. "He understands American politics as well as any journalist I know," says Muller. "His views are incisive, reasoned and clearly stated. He is one of the people on whom I will rely most when deciding what goes into TIME each week...
...many auto-industry watchers, the deal was a masterstroke, another example of the dazzling acumen of Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca. To others, it was an expensive maneuver laden with risks that could cost the No. 3 U.S. automaker dearly in the future. Either way, there was no denying that the flamboyant Iacocca set corporate America abuzz last week with the announcement that Chrysler had agreed to buy a controlling interest in American Motors Corp., the longtime also-ran of the U.S. auto industry, from the firm's major shareholder, France's Renault. Code-named Project Titan at Chrysler headquarters...
...term Governor of Indiana before getting the HHS post, Bowen is not without political acumen, and he thought he had President Reagan's support for his new campaign. Not only has Reagan expressed sympathy for families with crushing medical burdens, he has also seen some of the consequences. Press Secretary James Brady, shot down by would-be Presidential Assassin John Hinckley, still needs considerable medical care, and his wife calls the costs for such care a "national problem crying for a solution." In the State of the Union message last February, the President formally asked Bowen "to address the problems...
...from being the political novice people liked to consider her, Cory | was able to draw on the considerable knowledge and acumen she had absorbed during her years as the wife of Marcos' chief rival. She quickly concluded that the figures were not as bad as they seemed. "Ninoy always said that the administration has a captive 30%, the opposition a stable 30% and that what elections are all about is how to bring over...