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Kenneth S. Courtis is vice chairman, Asia, of Goldman Sachs in Tokyo:
When Ken Jobe, the news director at WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio, interviews prospective newscasters, the first thing he hears is, "I promise not to run for mayor." Anywhere else, that would be a lame joke; at Channel 5, it's a necessary disclaimer. Talk-show host Jerry Springer was...
Analysts expect Luken to prevail. "Charlie comes from a family where politics runs through the veins," says Gene Beaupre, a political-science instructor at Cincinnati's Xavier University. "Courtis has to learn to be political. It's one thing to do interviews; it's another to be on the other...
"It's important to build a momentum to move ahead," Courtis said, "because if you don't, we risk losing a lot of what we spent 20 years building. We're in a new game, and basically that new game can be played only if Brazil and the U.S. join...
Courtis's assessment drew a mixed response from Herminio Blanco, who was Mexico's trade minister from 1994 to 2000 and is now a consultant in Mexico City. For one thing, Blanco agreed emphatically that the FTAA is a powerful engine for prosperity. "Who could have thought in 1991, when...