Word: hopeful
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Having followed the mayoral race in Baltimore, Md., from afar, I agree that the crowded field of eccentric candidates seems ripe for parody [POLITICAL SCENE, Sept. 6]. However, to hear TIME tell it, the city is so mired in its problems that there is no hope for change. Certainly, urban flight, racial divides and economic struggles are crucial issues that Baltimore faces, but to portray the city as a wasteland populated only by drug lords and underqualified would-be mayors does a disservice to all those who are committed to working for a better future. Growing up in Baltimore...
...land a big IPO score to become a real player. He's too sure of himself to admit being worried that many of the companies he backs will never make it that far. "It's a guess; it's a bank shot--you throw it on the wall and hope for something," he says. "I'd like to have one big success, but I could just as easily have all failures." He goes on a long, breathless riff: "I mean, I love this. I could do this for the rest of my life. It drives my friends crazy...
...were able to get into it, and we tied it to the tug with a pair of lines. We wanted to pass things from the boat--flares and stuff--to the raft, and then climb in ourselves. But one rope broke, and then the other. It was like watching hope float away...
...spend millions of dollars on consultants who can sand off the rough edges, buff the family values and come up with a pretested set of nostrums designed to calm the party activists in Iowa and New Hampshire. Follow the rules of the road--never brag, listen to your handlers, hope any controversial thing you ever wrote was pre-database, drop the idea that honesty is the best policy--and you might succeed. By these standards, Donald Trump will be the worst candidate in modern history. As the man once responsible for Georgia beauty Marla Maples' famous tabloid headline, BEST...
There are times when the Chinese like surprises. During fireworks, for example. But not during trade negotiations. Beijing already had one "gotcha" last spring when president Clinton balked at admitting the nation to the World Trade Organization. Entry to the organization is a huge issue for the Chinese, who hope it would boost their economy and end the fiery annual fight over most-favored-nation status...