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...points out the political efficacy of that position in the red states. The question is: How many of Dean's positions are negotiable? As victory becomes a possibility, how much integrity will he compromise to win? Another question: How long before Dean's tough talk--the apparent candor that propelled his charge--begins to seem arrogant, uninformed, unpresidential? "I think Dean confuses being smart with knowing a lot," says a prominent Democrat who wants Dean to succeed. "I'm not sure he knows...
...some responsibility for provoking last Monday's attacks. "For the carnage we are now witnessing, politicians who have built their careers on hate must, in the final analysis, be held to account," wrote the moderate Hindu newspaper. So far, however, the BJP has shown little appetite for introspection or candor on the subject of its own culpability. That's a mistake, says Mushirul Hasan, a professor of history at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University. "The government should say, 'This could be the result of what happened in Gujarat.' Then people would see that they were taking a fairly decent...
...Moon says Hewitt’s direct, if sometimes brusque, style has garnered respect among many of her colleagues because of the candor it countenances...
There is very little here that is intellectually or politically adventurous, but that doesn't mean Hillary Clinton isn't a daredevil in her own way. Occasionally she will risk a moment of self-deprecating candor, leavened by dry wit. "I was not the same person who had worn the violet blue gown in 1993," she writes of the second Inauguration. "Nor could I fit into it after four years of White House fare. And I had grown not only older but blonder." When a paparazzo catches her and Bill slow-dancing in their bathing suits on a tropical beach...
...billion a year--enough to provide health insurance for the 40 million Americans who have no coverage. Modern medical technology is bringing us miracle cures, yet the absence of backup systems to catch human errors is causing thousands of deaths each year. In our culture of legal fear, the candor vital to improving care is also a casualty. Because doctors don't feel safe talking about mistakes, they are unable to learn from them--or even offer an honest apology...