Word: guru
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fifth category shall be called "illusory." You like saying, "It's an issue of principle, not politics." I guess that you intend to imply that you are a man of principle, a man of conviction, a man very different from that sleazy D.C. guru next to you. You went to Bob Jones University as a matter of principle, right? It would be absurd to think that you went there to win the Christian, conservative right-wing vote...
...could also be remembered as a fatal blunder. Bush aides say the Vice President's concentration of time and money on the Sunshine State has cost him in other regions. "They thought they could fight us on our own turf in Florida," says Matthew Dowd, Bush's polling guru, "but while they were doing that, they let things slip" elsewhere. When the Texas Governor began running ads in traditionally Democratic West Virginia last summer, the Gore campaign responded for a few weeks, then took its ads down as its polls showed the Vice President 17 points ahead...
WARREN BUFFETT The Berkshire Hathaway guru prefers companies like Wrigley's because the Internet won't "change how people chew gum." Currently down only $4 billion. WAS WORTH: $32 billion in 1999 NOW WORTH: $27.6 billion PAUL ALLEN Microsoft co-founder quits board of directors last month to focus on Web ventures, some of which Pop.com WebHouse) have been real duds. WAS WORTH: $22.4 billion in December in Microsoft stock NOW WORTH: $12.4 billion...
...Berry Brazleton, my favorite baby guru, says he is concerned that signing imposes a "curriculum on parents." I would add that developing simple, homegrown signs could be a fun project for an interested parent. But beware: Can you imagine what life would be like if your baby could really speak her mind...
...could also be remembered as a fatal blunder. Bush aides say the Vice President's concentration of time and money on the Sunshine State has cost him in other regions. "They thought they could fight us on our own turf in Florida," says Matthew Dowd, Bush's polling guru, "but while they were doing that, they let things slip" elsewhere. When the Texas Governor began running ads in traditionally Democratic West Virginia last summer, the Gore campaign responded for a few weeks, then took its ads down as its polls showed the Vice President 17 points ahead...