Word: successful
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Since then, King, a state representaive from Boston's South End from 1979 to 1983, has run for mayor twice and Congress once without success. In the process, he has abandoned his once-trademark dashikis for more mainstream suits and bowties. Most recently the 6'3" bald, bearded, MIT professor has spearheaded the unsuccessful effort to have the predominantly Black parts of Boston secede and form a community known as Mandela...
...almost 200 years, the North End was the city's commercial center. As Boston became a mercantile power, the city's industries, especially fishing and shipping, clustered around the harbor, and the lure of its economic success drew immigrants from across the globe...
Such impressive results gave Dukakis a presidential aura. This reasoning was faulty, explains state Senator David Locke, a member of the state Republican leadership: "Dukakis' success was camouflaged. He couldn't lose. He ran against an absolutely jinxed campaign, candidate and platform. [The results] were misread absolutely...
...success story was painfully familiar Sunday to the Boston Red Sox. The 4-1 victory was Oakland's fourth straight in the best-of-seven AL playoffs and the 10th home win in a row over Boston...
...think other people can too." Yet she is uneasy. "But if we're going to be better off," she says, "something will have to happen." Something to ensure that the middle rung of America's ladder to success does not shrink too fast...