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...slogan, "We Got Next." The phrase is commonly used on playgrounds to reserve the next game, but in light of the early success of the league, it takes on a new meaning. "We are building a first-class operation that appeals to fans, players, television, corporate sponsors," says Val Ackerman, the former University of Virginia star (1977-81) who is the W.N.B.A.'s president. "Our dream is to become the fifth major league...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE N.B.A.'S SISTER ACT | 8/4/1997 | See Source »

...meeting Oct. 4, City Councillor Barbara Ackerman introduced a resolution requesting registration monitors from the state attorney general's office to watch the process...

Author: By George T. Hill, | Title: Despite 26th Amendment, Students Face Ballot-Box Barriers | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

...James S. Ackerman '60, Kinglsey professor emeritus of fine arts at Harvard, quit his advisory position in the exhibit over objections to many of the attributions in the display...

Author: By Benjamin A. Stingle, | Title: Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist | 3/11/1997 | See Source »

...Ackerman says he is concerned that such loose attributions could be used to increase the value of pieces whose origins are less than reputable, noting that attributions from exhibit catalogues are often used to appraise the value of works...

Author: By Benjamin A. Stingle, | Title: Leonardo da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist | 3/11/1997 | See Source »

...verbal melee that enveloped the 1994 contest between Lally and Gary Ackerman has, if anything, intensified this year. Calling his opponent a "corrupt, radical liberal," Lally emphasizes his own outsider status as a businessman (he once owned a company that made celebrity statuary). Although many of his proposals--like reducing taxes and pruning back the government--mirror the Contract with America, he has distanced himself from the G.O.P.'s more conservative fringe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: NEW YORK | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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