Word: coreness
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...Republicans, they too are playing to core supporters. They know that, in theory at least, Bush wants a smaller role for U.S. troops; he's been trying to get there for years now. But their interest is to cast the political battle with Democrats as one of strength versus defeatism. So, even if the Democrats' position is not in fact that far from where the President claims to be headed, both sides are portraying the gap between them as unbridgeable. Which, in turn, leaves the impression that the debate is between those who want to escalate the war and those...
...worked their way through those 33 dishes, such abstract questions tend to fade into insignificance. At least, that certainly seemed to be the case for the 50 guests who filed out after midnight with childlike smiles of wonder on their faces. For Adrià, their response only reinforces his core belief about cooking. "Food," he likes to say, "is happiness...
...though, this has been a game for the kids. Yes, lots of politicians and musicians and other adults have MySpace pages. But MySpace sees its core market as people in their 20s. Hardly anybody of my acquaintance (I'm 43 and don't know a lot of politicians or musicians) hangs out there. I do know lots of people on LinkedIn, a business-networking site. But LinkedIn is about finding jobs and making deals and getting answers to business questions. It's not a place to while away your days...
...crimes in the past two years. Sully Paea is a youth worker who tries to reform young gang members. "We've already lost one generation to the gangs," he says. "The generation we are working with now-the 14-, 15- and 16-year-olds-some of them are hard-core, already gone. These kids are cold...
...tends to override national loyalties. "We've got 100 or so sailors on the scene and they're all in demand for America's Cup yachting," says Monk, who is confident New Zealand will mount an even stronger challenge in 2009. The key, he says, will be retaining a core of the current crew-maybe 12 of the 17. "Racing is all about combinations-about how people work together," Monk explains. "The Alinghi guys are very tight and understand each other when the pressure's on. That's probably what Team New Zealand lacked...