Word: letting
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Wallace had persuaded Mann to let him see an early version of the screenplay. Now he has called to ask for factual corrections and other changes in scenes that make him look vainglorious or blind to journalistic ethics. "His language is very acute," recalls Mann. "Stunningly funny and smart and ironic. He gave this long speech. I told him I'd have to use it in the film!" Which Mann did. It became an onscreen outburst that Wallace delivers sarcastically to Bergman, his once devoted younger colleague: "Oh, how fortunate I am to have Lowell Bergman's moral tutelage...
...let's not get too smug. Consider that more than half the population is being left out, and if the stock market is really our ticket to retirement bliss, that must change. Individual Social Security accounts that let taxpayers direct part of their payments into stocks would be a start...
...inconclusive report offering no more than suspicions of health risks. Even so, 20/20 accepted it as medical fact. "We have direct evidence of possible harm from cellular phones," he told ABC's correspondent, who cast Carlo as an ultraethical scientist breaking ranks with his bosses because they wouldn't let him tell the truth...
What emotions are most likely to incite a reader to write to TIME? Our unscientific survey reveals that those whose opinions have been happily confirmed in our pages are a lot less likely to let us know about it than readers who are "appalled," "infuriated" or "outraged" (the three most popular words in the mad mail...
...let others pay for all the things you'd like to do [with the brand] but your shareholders won't pay for," says John Maries, general manager of the Jaguar Collection. For even smaller but ultra-exclusive companies, like sports-car maker Aston Martin, licensed products can help boost a low profile. Aston Martin has only recently launched its licensing program. And, befitting the producer of a car made famous by James Bond, it's sticking with toys for big boys. Its two initial products are expensive model cars and a Sony video game...