Word: failed
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Most importantly, we must root for the success of Celebration. The town will be a project closely watched, and its fate closely scrutinized. In an America which has often become extremely cynical about the dreams of prosperity it once represented, this most visible example of that skepticism must not fail. It is comforting to know that somewhere in America, a town which embodies both our nostalgia and our quest for progress looks toward the future. Maybe Disney can help bring life a little bit closer to what we would like to imagine...
...reportage and propaganda that reaches us also glosses over the fact that not only did Palestinian leaders fail to discourage violent activity (Palestinian Cabinet Minister Hanan Ashrawi was even quoted in the Boston Globe as saying that "it would be impossible and irresponsible" to call on demonstrators to stop throwing stones and shooting at Israelis), but Palestinian police, who are supposed to be under the control of the civilian authority and thus at least nominally in the position of enforcing the peace, were also taking aim at Israeli soldiers. What can we make of that...
...reputation for meanness in mind, has thus far shied away from taking the campaign to the door of the Oval Office. His attacks on Clinton have usually come in one of three ways. First is his habit of throwing out little verbal grenades that seemingly come from nowhere and fail to detonate. An example of this was his repetition of the charge that in the debates four years ago, Clinton did not refer to George Bush as "Mr. President." While perhaps this will end up swinging the votes of millions, it probably did little more than cause people to scratch...
...overall message being merchandised by the backers of Prop. 209 clearly has the potential to be attractive to a national audience. How, then, could the anti-affirmative-action cause fail to catch...
What opponents fail to appreciate is the enormous amount of money that would be injected back into the economy. With 15 to 20 percent more money yearly in the average American's pocket, he or she could decide how much to save for retirement, instead of relying on Social Security, which often returns less money than is paid. Furthermore, this average citizen would have far more money to give to private charities and churches for the less fortunate...