Word: colins
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...Philadelphia this week Colin Powell and his congregation of Presidents are embarked on a well-publicized effort to turn corporate responsibility into a duty. His summit on volunteerism will raise the bar for what passes as a socially responsible corporation. But savvy corporate chieftains began linking their companies to social causes a decade ago, seeing that as a way to stand out in a world of look-alike products. The strategy has generally worked, and now "companies are aligning furiously with nonprofits," says Lesa Ukman, president of the Chicago-based marketing firm IEG Inc. "In 1997 you can't make...
Those sound like the pledges of an especially visionary--or exceptionally pipe-dreaming--presidential candidate. In fact they make up the agenda of that (for now) career White House don't-wannabe, Colin Powell. That's not to say the event won't be presidential. For one thing, he's getting help from some guys named Clinton, Bush, Carter and Ford. Plus, at current count, half the Cabinet and 4,000-odd other bigwigs of various stripes...
...when Colin Powell, assorted Presidents and the corporate chieftains of Powell's volunteer army are in town, they are welcome to drop by. "More than money and materials, that's what we need," says Sister Carol Keck, who has run the Neighborhood Project in West Kensington for 10 years. "Those are good things, and we'll take all we can get. But the personal connection--anyone pairing up with a child for tutoring, field trips, whatever--that's what helps most. It puts a human face on poverty...
...CANDIDATE] COLIN POWELL FORMER CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF [SIGN OF RUNNING] No real ones, as usual [PLAUSIBILITY FACTOR] He's the colossus of the field--if he wants it [WANTS TO REMIND US OF:] Colin Powell [ACTUALLY REMINDS US OF:] Hamlet...
Walters read excerpts from her interviews with retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin L. Powell, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and actor Christopher Reeve...