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Dates: during 2001-2001
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With incumbent Councillors Jim Braude and Kathleen L. Born not running for reelection, Pitkin—who finished 12th out of more than 25 candidates in an unsuccessful run eight years ago??is trying to seize his best chance of gaining a seat...
...with AIDS and infectious diseases—Larry was one of the early messengers of the view that such previously considered social issues must now become the focus of those concerned with larger economic growth policies. As Chief Economist of the World Bank nearly a decade ago?? in a speech that is still quoted today—Larry gave one of the first wake-up calls to the economic world that investing in the education of women was one of the best economic decisions the world could make...
...context of the last decade. The post-Cold War world is one in which America rules alone, and its citizens don’t feel any great urge to pay attention to the rest of the world because danger—at least until a few weeks ago??seems far away. His conclusion—always implicit—is that the United States should be more involved in foreign affairs, because world crises will confront the president whether he wants them...
...would like to comment on Robin S. Lee’s “Postcard from San Francisco: The New New Economy” (Opinion, Aug. 10). I moved to San Francisco a year ago??probably the worst time to come here in recent years. No one knew that the dot-com bubble was about to burst, so workers were still flocking here to grab a piece of the pie, and landlords had a field day charging exorbitant rents for ordinary apartments...
Dartmouth decided to offer deferrals to avoid having to resort to drastic measures—Princeton installed temporary trailers after a similarly large class several years ago??and because college officials believe a year off before college can be beneficial to students, Furstenberg said...