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...turns on the Irish charm to sweet-talk the press operators...
...Elected to the city's board of supervisors during the dotcom boom, Gonzalez (who was a Democrat until he became disillusioned with the party's campaign tactics in 2000) helped lead the charge against upscale real estate development to house the high-tech rich. But he still manages to charm campaign contributions out of two of the city's biggest developers. He promises to make San Francisco a "laboratory for what government will look like under Green leadership." So far, that appears to be a pledge not to be like the incumbent mayor, Willie Brown, in promoting political cohorts...
...here to ask me about Iraq?" Mel Karmazin wants to know as he strides into a conference room at Viacom's headquarters in New York City. Karmazin is here to talk about Viacom's business. But irreverent charm is part of his act and part of what makes him one of the longest-running hits on Wall Street. Karmazin, 59, made his name in radio, running Infinity Broadcasting, which he sold in 1996 to Westinghouse (which had acquired CBS a year earlier). He became CEO of CBS in January 1999 and within a year persuaded Viacom chairman and CEO Sumner...
...comic valentine about a dying man too incorrigibly full of life to give it up. Remy was also a sexual obsessive. This is supposed to make him an endearing character, deserving of reconciliation with his family and all those who were amused or abused by his goatish charm. Old friends appear; old enemies turn wildly generous; unexpected epiphanies are sprinkled on Remy like the holy water in last rites. Indeed, the movie's plot essentially stretches out the last few minutes of It's a Wonderful Life...
...dinner or a movie, just to feel plugged in with the real world, however trite it sounds in theory—and, indeed, however trite it is in practice. Boston remains the perfect college town, with a compelling blend of big city excitement but small town charm and manageability. Sure, by the time I graduate in June, I will certainly have had my fill of the mall at the Prudential Center—but, to my mind, that’s better than getting overwhelmed in New York, getting mugged in New Haven or getting bored in New Hampshire...