Word: bergere
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...criticisms of Bush's war, Kerry says, he is committed to finishing the mission. "My exit strategy is success," he says, "a viable, stable Iraq that can contribute to the stability and peace in the Middle East." Among the first things Kerry would do as President, says Samuel Berger, who was a National Security Adviser under Bill Clinton and has consulted with Kerry on the subject, would be to tell the American people to "put aside your misgivings or whatever you thought about this in the beginning. We cannot fail...
...core of Beers' team are Kerry's longtime Senate aide Nancy Stetson, Beers' former deputy Jonathan Winer and Washington lawyer Dan Feldman. Since Kerry all but clinched the nomination, the Monday conference call has grown to some 30 eager participants. Democratic luminaries like Sandy Berger, Richard Holbrooke, Joe Biden and George Mitchell are among those whom Kerry speaks with regularly, and his advisers believe all would be on the short list for Kerry's National Security Adviser or Secretary of State. Advisers also say Kerry's commitment to intelligence reform would require picking a Republican Secretary of Defense...
...soft-money donations to compete with the legions of Republicans able to write hard-money checks for $2,000, the party of the little guy will have to lure little checks from the Democratic base. "One of the keys to victory for us," says Florida Democratic fund raiser Mitchell Berger, "will be to take those $100 middle-class donors and convince them that their $100 really means something." But even though it has vastly expanded its donor list, the D.N.C. still managed to raise less than half of what its Republican counterpart...
Even without ImClone, perfection is, it seems, an outmoded goal in an anxious world. "We're getting more realistic about what we can achieve. We don't want to be perfect homemakers. We just want to be surrounded by family and love and safety," says Shoshana Berger, dubbed "cheeky Martha" for her magazine, ReadyMade, which includes such tricks as how to turn an old blender into a lamp...
...Judging by the many demos of songs they’ve written for the next record, they’ve obviously matured since [Logic Will Break Your Heart],” said Berger. “There are fantastic melodies and a greater growth and command of the songwriting craft with a more arty and imaginative sound. I think lyrically they’re more provocative and imaginative and musically more daring...