Word: frankness
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...groups, Hispanics were hit hardest of all, with a 38% increase. Whites came in next at 29%, and African Americans were last at 26%. "If that were to happen in a disease like tuberculosis, syphilis or AIDS, I think there would be a public outcry, and understandably," says Dr. Frank Vinicor, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's diabetes division and one of the authors of the study. "These trends are very disturbing...
TIME.com's Jessica Reaves and Frank Pellegrini found themselves at the opposite end of those questions - and so they decided to debate about it. This being and Internet site, they did it by email; here's the transcript...
...Frank: Yes, reporters' appetite for pushing Bush on debates has nudged him off- message, but so have prescription drugs, the tax-cut plan, and Dick Cheney's golden parachute. Bush is having a lousy week, but he's not obligated to choose a debate schedule now just because Gore is standing around making clucking sounds and calling Bush chicken...
...Frank: To my ears, Gore's already nagging. Bush has said he'll debate Gore, he just hasn't said when. Is Gore's schedule so tight he needs to know right away? Yes, Bush needs to be a little more graceful in fielding the questions, but now - when he's on the defensive about it - would be a lousy time to cave...
...Frank: Well, that's exactly the point - when the debates actually happen, none of this nitpicking and needling is going to be remembered. What matters for Bush is how he actually performs in that first face-off (and then the last one), and although he's got a good chance to pull a Reagan on Gore's Carter, ceding ground on substance and winning on style, it's certainly not in his interest to raise expectations of his own chances. Meanwhile, Gore is hyping himself right into a no-win situation...