Word: succession
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Blame the homecomings on boredom, nostalgia or an indomitable drive to compete ("I got the itch," Favre reportedly told teammate Al Harris). But not all comebacks are success stories. Just ask Bjorn Borg, who left tennis in 1983 and un-retired in 1991, wooden racquet in hand. He didn't win a single match that year...
...talk through--the decisions she'll have to make are more complex. I want to be close enough to her that she can come talk to me. That's what my wife understood. I didn't understand the role dads can play to set her up for success...
...part, that's testimony to the success of those G-men in dark suits. (There are women involved, but they're a distinct minority at Treasury and the Fed; men in light-colored suits are even rarer.) The U.S. government is a far bigger, more activist presence in financial markets than it was in the early 1930s, and this activism has staved off the kind of financial breakdown that sparked the Depression...
...Afghanistan is not acceptable. Security has deteriorated, and our enemies are on the offensive. From the moment the next President walks into the Oval Office, he will face critical decisions about Afghanistan. Senator Barack Obama believes we can't win in Afghanistan without losing in Iraq. In fact, the success of the surge in Iraq shows us the way to succeed in Afghanistan. It is by applying the tried-and-true principles of counterinsurgency used in the surge--which Senator Obama opposed--that we will win in Afghanistan...
...time for an Afghan surge as well. The Afghan army is already a great success story: a multiethnic, battle-tested fighting force. The problem is, it's too small, with a projected strength of only 80,000 troops. We need to at least double the size of the Afghan army and establish an international trust fund to provide long-term financing for the effort. We also need a stronger diplomatic effort. I will appoint a special presidential envoy to address disputes between Afghanistan and its neighbors...