Word: saviors
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Major League Baseball must not forget this blow to the integrity of the game—which is especially painful because A-Rod was previously considered by many to be the savior of the steroid era in baseball—but move forward with better testing and prevention...
...Walesa, Solidarity emerged from the overthrow of Communism popularly viewed as the savior of the Polish nation but proved to be much less effective as a governing party. Just four years after the Round Table talks, the once-dominant coalition led by Solidarity had fragmented and lost power to its Social Democratic opposition, some of whom had served in the Communist government. This was not due simply to the economic climate; in the first truly free elections, the movement split violently when Walesa ran for president against Tadeusz Mazowiecki, another Solidarity politician who was then prime minister...
...beside this, could TIME enlighten readers as to his outstanding legislative achievements in Illinois or the Senate, or the executive experience that qualifies him for the presidency and thus to be some sort of reincarnation of Lincoln? To be an oratorical superstar does not make him a savior. Let's talk about his real record a year from now. Charles G. Kormendy, FRANKFURT, GERMANY...
...recent information indicates that the internet is not going to be the great savior of major media companies, at least not anytime soon. The management teams at these companies have believed that as their customers moved online to get access to news, sports information, entertainment, video, and advice, that advertising dollars would follow. As consumers started to view movies on the internet instead of in theaters all of the money from the old model could be replaced and then some, because people would be willing to pay for the convenience of watching a movie online. In the case of newspapers...
...elected to Parliament. As Minister of Social Affairs she became known for refusing the official limousine and driver provided to all Ministers, opting to drive her Mitsubishi to work. "I don't think she's going to be the country's savior," says Einar Magnússon, a 34-year-old electrician, "but after the condescension and sheer arrogance we've seen in the outgoing leadership, it's refreshing to hear someone real talk to us." (Watch a TIME video, "In Iceland, Frozen Accounts, Boiling Assets...