Word: bravado
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James Hoffa has spent a lifetime trying to move out of his father's shadow, yet he seems most comfortable within its famous outline. Strolling on a breezy autumn morning with workers amid the trucks, crates and loading docks outside a Detroit produce warehouse, Hoffa exudes a blue-collar bravado that would make Papa proud. A lawyer by training, Jim Jr. has to work hard to appear common, but he's got the stocky carriage, swagger and serious blue eyes that summon up the visage of the Teamster leader who disappeared 22 years ago. Perhaps even more important, as almost...
...even think of the two companies as separate anymore. "We are joined at the hip, at the computer and at the soul," he told TIME. "Pixar's success is not a fluke. One thing I always think is essential is enthusiasm, and Steve Jobs is massively enthusiastic. Jobs' bravado is his charm. He's a serious businessman, but he's out there with his charisma. It's fun to be with...
...senior figure in the military wing of Hamas. According to him, the group was trying to prevent the anticipated full resumption of joint antiterror measures between the Israelis and the Palestinians. "This cooperation," notes Abu Assad, "is done at our expense." Then, in a boast that might be only bravado, the Hamas activist claimed, "We were about to assassinate Dennis Ross" on one of his previous peace shuttles. U.S. officials say there have been several threats against Ross, but no "near miss" attempts. Yet Abu Assad's unconfirmable declaration bespeaks a growing Palestinian discontent with the American mediation role...
...whispers with slow righteousness--and he flashes the Stare That Kills. When the thug demurs, Poe brutally dispatches him, and on the way out says, "I told him to put the bunny back in the box." The audience applauds raucously, both at the scene's creepy-comic bravado and as an endorsement of Cage. Welcome, Nic, into the elite of movie-hero superstars...
...author, a Washington Post editor, gets a lot right about reporting, from Truell's woozy bravado to the knowledge that a new owner may stride into the newsroom any morning and start counting paper clips. The ethical dilemma he presents is real too, though a bit overstated. Truell learns that the missing French microbiologist is on loan to China, working unwillingly on a deadly project. He needs to be rescued, and so does the world. His CIA contacts ask if Truell, who's headed for China, will take on the derring...