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...report of protests against gambling [NATION, April 1] hit the jackpot! Fast-paced, highly addictive casino-type gambling is being pushed onto citizens by the industry and certain political officials across America. Thanks to leaders like activist Thomas Grey, efforts to legalize casinos, riverboats or slots at tracks are being thwarted. The coalition to block gambling extends to many business groups that understand that the discretionary dollar goes only so far. As people spend their money on new gambling games, they are less likely to go to restaurants and movies. CHRISTOPHER J. MCCABE, State Senator Annapolis, Maryland...
...think it's awesome," said council member Tobias B. Kasper '97. "It's a real victory for a activist student government...
Simons saw in Pepsi's action a validation of the council's activist agenda...
...Pepsi reversal on Burma might be seen as a victory for campus activism, the council and, by extension, its current president, Robert M. Hyman '98-'97, who is running for reelection this week on an activist platform...
...role of the citizen activist is increasingly that of a singer of checks," Schlozman said. Schlozman also noted the tendency of higher-income groups to contribute significantly more money to political parties than their lower-income counter-parts...