Word: toughness
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...Best Score A tough one, but my vote went for Lin-Manuel Miranda's mix of salsa and hip-hop for In the Heights over Stew's appealing alt-rock melodies...
...tough on 'Meet The Press,' but I never felt he was out to knock down government or politicians. He was trying to make us all better. And I think he really did that." - Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn...
...eyes had less to do with an affinity for any individual cog than with a passion for the whole American political machine. The truth is, Tim not only loved politics, he believed in it. He believed that politics could change the trajectory of people's lives. He was tough on elected officials in part because he wanted them to do good, to be pure of heart. He believed devoutly in our political system, and in his absence, those who knew and cared for Tim have that belief to carry us forward...
...longest-serving host of the longest-running program in the history of television, he was an institution in both news and politics for more than two decades. Tim was a tough and hardworking newsman. He was always well-informed and thorough in his interviews. And he was as gregarious off the set as he was prepared on it." - President Bush...
...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...