Word: problem
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...learned the lessons of 1994. He ended up with a modest proposal that focused on insuring children. But his advisers were troubled. Bradley had been talking about health care all summer; he was clearly going to promise coverage for all or nearly all Americans. Health care remained a huge problem for millions, and Gore's strategists were worried that the race might turn on the issue, with Bradley's plan outshining Gore's. They were right about the issue, wrong about the shine. When Bradley released his proposal on Sept. 28, it turned out to be a gift...
...player. There's got to be a competitor in there.' But he didn't want to get his toga dirty." And when the news about Bradley's irregular heartbeat broke in December, his candidacy suffered another kind of blow. The condition, while not life threatening, underlined Bradley's basic problem. Faced with a robust, aggressive opponent, he appeared to be neither...
...someone so full of promise, set aloft by luminaries like Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bob Kerrey and Michael Jordan, stall in midair? There were tactical mistakes, like spending too much time in Iowa, but there was a bigger problem. If you are going to run on personality, you'd better have one that wears well. Bradley talked about love and hope with the warmth of a telemarketer. He respected "the people," but not one by one. If the premise of a question was wrong, he would correct it even if the question was posed by a kid. His high school coach...
...understand that children are more vulnerable." He also notes that with more aggressive kids, provocation becomes paramount. The boy who killed Kayla may have felt humiliated--by her, by everything--which became a justification for any act. Astor cautions, though, that culpability is just one piece of the problem. If we do not create a place and a structure for children as a whole, he says, "we'll see groups of children who should have been treated earlier committing horrible acts...
...arguing that today's technological innovation and improved efficiency can themselves ignite inflation. His logic? Strong productivity growth raises the outlook for corporate profits, which drives the stock market higher. As equity prices soar, Americans feel wealthier, and that encourages them to continue their wild shopping spree. "The problem is that the pickup in productivity tends to create even greater increases in aggregate demand than in potential aggregate supply," says Greenspan...