Word: focusing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Thank you, Joe Klein, for reminding us that substance is important! I have waited too long for an acknowledgment that Obama's campaign lacks focus on the issues. Inspiration is not enough. Words are only as strong as the actions that back them up. America deserves a leader who does more than talk the talk. We deserve a leader who walks the walk. Hillary Clinton is ready - in vision and action. Sara Masucci, Belmont, Mass...
...read all his policy statements as well as his books, I believe Obama is equally informed and perhaps even more intelligent. What's more, the positions he's taking now aren't just concepts he came up with on the campaign trail because they tested well in polls or focus groups; he wrote about them in his books years ago. His amazing ability to inspire derives from his refreshing authenticity and his emphasis on what is common to us rather than on what divides us. I'll take that over debate-scoring sound bites any day. Debbie Phillips-Donaldson, WEST...
...sophomore’s devotion to the team seems even more impressive, considering the struggles of Crimson wrestling this season. In a disappointing year that yielded only two team victories, more selfish stars might have turned inward, shifting their focus to personal success...
...answered all of Penn’s attempts to get back into the game with mid-range jumper after mid-range jumper, but you would never hear this from Lin himself. “We just have so many weapons that the other team can’t really focus on one person,” Lin said. “That allowed me to get a lot more open—getting into lanes and getting open shots. It’s pretty much the other team focusing a lot on other players that allowed me to get some...
...This is the time of year we train for,” Harvard coach Jay Weiss said. “It all comes down to these next two weeks and it’s time to totally switch our focus...