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...fighter," an enthusiastic supporter of environmentalist John O'Connor says...
...achieve health care for all, establish positive "town-gown" relationships, protect Social Security from those who wish to sell it off to Wall Street and let right-wing Republicans know that we consider our children's education to be quite a bit more important than a dozen F-10 fighter jets...
...went so far and basically stopped, and I'd think, 'Where did your fire go?'" she says. "Now I know what happened. Everyone had kids. And that's the challenge: maintaining that fire, knowing that the sacrifice is different now; it's not just you. But I'm a fighter, and I want my son to be a fighter. I want him to be comfortable, but I don't want to lose my fire and passion...
...Flynn, 59, is an F.D.R. Democrat who's tight with organized labor. He left city hall in 1993 to serve for four years as Bill Clinton's U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, but he still sounds more like a ward heeler than a diplomat. "I've always been a fighter for the poor people of this city, and I'll continue to do that," Flynn says one morning as he waves at rush-hour traffic. It's a well-earned boast, but it isn't backed up by much in the way of new ideas. Asked what...
...walls of his airy Atlanta home are lined with gold and platinum records--the hits he's written and produced for such performers as Mariah Carey, TLC and Usher. For recreation, nestled about the den, he has half-a-dozen arcade-style video games--including Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II. For work, tucked in a corner on the ground floor, he has a cozy but well-furbished home studio. Often, when staff members at So So Def, the record label he heads, hold meetings, Dupri doesn't even leave his house to attend, but calls in via speaker phone...