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...dream sequence of "An American in Paris," the nowhere-to-hide body suit in which he assumes the impossible poses of Toulouse-Lautrec?s Chocolat character. Like so many middle-class guys, he was an athlete and a salesman. His work was his cheeriest, most seductive pitch for his idea of dance and, of course, for himself...
...convinced that the same coalition can be built in the U.S. In the past few months, Bono has consistently stressed the need for campaigners to work with church groups. Last week he told me of his determination to reach out to "grassroots conservative Republicans." The pitch to the Bush Administration for more foreign aid is deliberately aimed to appeal to both self-interest and idealism. The war against terrorism, Bono argues, needs to be accompanied by "the pursuit of a less dangerous world for Americans, one where 'America' is once again a great idea, contagious and inclusive...
...concerns of his audience and pounds away relentlessly at the points where those are most at odds with American behavior. That leaves Charlotte Beers very little to work with. As observers who watched her recently trying to sell U.S. foreign policy to a skeptical audience in Cairo noted, the pitch was great, but the audience was never going to love the product...
...rounded up a few brothers, sons and friends for a royal game of lawn bowls. Wearing a Bedouin robe and an incongruous pair of striped Adidas running shoes, the de facto ruler of the world's richest oil sheikdom is ready to play. He stands up to the pitch and hurls a weighty ball down the grassy turf with impressive precision. Throughout the afternoon, he is constantly up and down from his chair, despite his considerable girth and advanced age (78). In between throws and sips of tea, he coaches a Time correspondent in the finer points of the sport...
...reinvesting every penny in our growing businesses. And if you wait to take your profits as long-term capital gains, argued these managements, you'll pay less in taxes than you would on dividends. With many tech stocks up more than 100% in 1999, investors fell for that pitch...