Word: terme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Barry was elected to his first term with predominantly white support. In the city's overwhelmingly white Ward 3, for instance, he took 51% of the vote. That figure had dwindled to 15% by his second re-election in 1986. The dismay seems to be spreading across the city. In a recent Washington Post poll, 41% of the respondents believed Barry was doing a poor job. Only 20% gave him high marks. "Barry is his own worst enemy," says Lowell Duckett, head of the D.C. Black Police Caucus. "Black leadership is going to have to hold black elected officials accountable...
...hastily called Boston news conference, Dukakis revealed he would not seek an unprecedented fourth term and would instead concentrate on wiping out his state's $636 million budget deficit. Said a philosophical Dukakis: "There comes a time when you have to let go." His withdrawal fueled speculation that Dukakis wants to avenge his stinging loss to George Bush last November by mounting another, probably unwelcome, presidential bid in 1992. The Governor refused to rule out such a replay, coyly observing, "I've learned -- occasionally painfully -- never to say never in politics...
Deukmejian had much less difficulty saying goodbye. Rejecting the pleas of California Republicans, the two-term Governor, 60, who now earns an $85,000 salary, insisted he wished to return to private life. Concluded a political observer: "The bottom line is that he's tired and wants to make some money...
...other advantages that may be more difficult for the U.S. to imitate: first-rate technical-training programs, intense corporate loyalty among its work force, and a culture that confers high status on manufacturers and engineers. But a little Japanese-style teamwork, in which companies pool their resources on long-term research, could do wonders in the U.S. "The Japanese don't share all their secrets either," says John Young, CEO of Hewlett-Packard. "They get people to develop the basic technology, and then they go home and build like crazy...
...where entrepreneurs often view their colleagues as blood rivals. "America has been wickedly competitive within itself," observes Robert Noyce, a co-inventor of the integrated circuit and near legendary figure from Silicon Valley who now heads Sematech. The danger is that by focusing too much on short-term competitive standings, U.S. industry will spend too little time preparing for the future. The most complex technologies require long-term planning and investments, and the payoffs, while potentially enormous, may be long delayed. But U.S. business leaders are showing signs that they realize, as the Japanese surely do, that the technological leader...