Word: topicalism
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...Obama aide. "But some very important Evangelicals left this meeting impressed. I think they'll go back to their enclaves telling an interesting story." The nearly two-hour-long meeting opened and closed with prayer. For the balance of the time, Obama spoke about his faith journey - a topic that he has written and spoken about extensively but that was new to many of those present - and fielded sometimes pointed questions...
...never got heated," says another Obama adviser, "but these issues are tough. Abortion is going to come up. Three or four times, in fact." But while the topic of abortion is often a conversation ender or results in a terse decision to "agree to disagree," this group wanted to get at real answers, asking Obama to explain how he thought through the issue as a Christian. They also talked about poverty, health care and Darfur, among other concerns. "When he talked about trying to bring people together on poverty or abortion reduction," says one participant, "there were...
...away toys, based on a popular Russian children's cartoon, with kids' meals and uses secret shoppers to monitor workers' politeness. (Bonuses are distributed on the basis of their reports.) All of it is learning by doing. "When I see a problem," Goncharov says, "we buy books on the topic, then we read, then we decide...
...Still, the extracurricular orientation of Harvard’s arts communities has been a topic of much discussion and debate, with some seeking to preserve the culture that exists and others seeking greater institutional support...
...people were invigorated, chanting "Denver! Denver!" as if spoiling for a floor fight at the Democratic convention in Colorado. But they were also realistic. As thrilling as it was to hear Clinton say once more that only she has the heft in swing states to beat Republican John McCain, Topic A was the vice-presidency...