Word: leadershipabilities
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Lyons, who won the convention leadership as a reformer, insists he has been a good steward, that he has paid down the convention's debts, that most of the payouts to himself and business associates were legitimate, that the truth will absolve him. "I am solidly resolved to put my mark on the convention," he promises. "A positive mark, not the mark that's there now." The convention's board is still packed with supporters. And most of his remaining Bethel members talk of forgiveness. "We don't condone what he did," says parishioner Dennard. "Regardless, we still love...
...much of the still limited prosperity and security they have managed to acquire is homegrown--political and economic advances rooted in the soil of local culture. What's new is that the enduring example of Nelson Mandela has heartened all Africans with a fresh vision of leadership, how men of their own kind can be admired, respected, even emulated...
What also sets Eritrea apart is the dedication to national purpose of its leader. President Issaias is one of Africa's new men, hammered into leadership by the rigors of long war. Though soft-spoken, he is stern, almost paternalistic in his confidence that he knows best. His government is firmly controlled, even secretive, yet people seem to admire him. He is sharp and decisive, says what is on his mind, accepts diplomatic criticism when he considers it right and rejects it when he doesn't. "What you hear is what you get," says O'Neill. "He doesn't dicker...
...loyal to Clinton through his current ordeal: we've been treating him like one of our own. Just as black voters re-elected Marion Barry to a fourth term as mayor of Washington after his drug conviction, and black parishioners refused to oust the Rev. Henry Lyons from the leadership of the National Baptist Convention after he allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars, we're sticking with the President come hell, high water, or a new plague of bimbos. As Jesse Jackson, who has become Clinton's Billy Graham, puts it, blacks tend to reject...
...proposed halting construction of new roads in most of the national forests, which he says have led to widespread soil erosion and habitat degradation. The roads are viewed as lifelines by the logging industry. Thursday's interrogation will probably be harsh, but it's mostly for show. The House leadership is not likely to force a showdown over the forests...