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...black supporters in the past, Obama himself would prefer the former—and rightly so. On the national stage, his constituents are different, and his politics must be too. Obama is well-rooted in the African American community, but to represent the interests the nation, he must outgrow those roots and prove himself independent...

Author: By Patrick JEAN Baptiste | Title: Black or White? | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

...considering a 1957 Ford pickup a work of art? Am I right in holding a 1953 Mad comic (#5, of course) in the same esteem? Or are we both merely venerating, financially and artistically, the tastes of our youths that we are too stubborn or eternally adolescent to outgrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Mad Need a Museum? | 2/3/2007 | See Source »

...Hamburg, Conergy's CEO is convinced that the business will outgrow the need for government support. He thinks his company has a good shot in the U.S. market, where solar has received lukewarm federal support. "Americans," he says, "love to get German engineering." Even the subsidized kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Economic Development: The Future Is Bright | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...trying to influence boys to make the right decisions, but it's not intrusive. The whole thing has to be built around human relations and communication; you protect that and build outward." A paradoxical result of all this careful human cultivation is that for many, Eton becomes hard to outgrow: a more intense experience, at a more formative time, than anything that comes after. Nick Fraser, an accomplished documentary filmmaker, has just published The Importance of Being Eton, Inside the World's Most Powerful School, a memoir-cum-essay that probes Eton's lifelong influence. He speaks of classmates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Kind of Elite | 6/18/2006 | See Source »

...bands make it. You make it by building a base of permanent fans—not just transient college kids—and you tour.”This seems to be the problem at the core of Blanks.’s endeavor--even as they outgrow Harvard’s resources, they need student support to expand beyond the Signet/Quincy Cage scene. They’re banking on a strong showing of Harvard students at a critical gig next week to propel them to the next phase of their career. Blanks. will be playing with four other bands...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fill in the Blanks. | 2/17/2006 | See Source »

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