Word: problem
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...techies may solve the traffic problem in their own inimitable way. Local developers are planning a web of six or seven helicopter ports around the region to cut commuting time in the three-county area as well as to make fast connections to airports. Meanwhile, the Cessna sales office at once sleepy Leesburg Municipal Airport in Loudoun County has become one of the best-performing sales points in the nation. Last year Mark Peters nearly doubled his quota and sold 40 planes. "There are a lot of prosperous so-called geeks out there who want to fly," says Peters...
...members of the press, face time was a problem. Some gatherings were harder to get into than that fancy sex party in Eyes Wide Shut. When a reporter was discovered, there was likely to be somebody shouting for security. But if you missed the cash bash in Philadelphia, don't worry. It will all be repeated at the Democratic Convention next week in Los Angeles. Plans are already under way for the reception at Armani on Rodeo Drive. As you may have heard, the other team also plays this game with authority...
...made the rounds of the network morning shows. He concedes he couldn't say all he wanted (he had to cut his speech to meet that 11 p.m. deadline) but saw his moment in the spotlight as a "great opportunity to talk to millions, to tell Republicans the problem is us, not the kids. I wanted to shake up the way they see things." But wasn't he also telling them what they wanted to hear: that you can leave no child behind and have tax cuts? That America's Promise, his massive volunteer effort, will pick up the slack...
...Promise. If we are still building more prisons than classrooms, I want to be there when Powell tells the G.O.P. that the good-heartedness of volunteers and the generosity of corporations and the support of faith-based charities haven't been enough. That there are pieces of the problem needing more, not less, government. Then I'll be listening for the applause...
...with," he says. "It is the older ones who are difficult sometimes, with their memories of before." He is leaning against the counter, drinking a Corona and watching one of the bands he is promoting. They begin with a love song. Huy frowns. "Now that could be a problem for us if the police come in." The song is by a Vietnamese band in the U.S. "Not allowed here." More than anything, Huy wants to make money. Fast. "Business is good. Artists paint so many pictures. Why? To make money. Singers write songs--to make money. With money...