And therein lies a story, which this column can only begin to skin open here.

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Now, before I begin, I want to emphasize that this column is about leadership, not political philosophies.

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And as you begin to move more of the minuses into the plus column, you know that the dynamics of the recovery are beginning to take hold.

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