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...such logic has drawn negative publicity forHarvard at least once before. Two years ago, aproposed deal between the Kennedy School ofGovernment and a Texas couple prompted a period ofUniversity introspection about the ethics offundraising when the terms were disclosed: inexchange for a $500,000 donation, the couple waspromised "Officer of the University" status andseats on two Kennedy School advisory committees...
...recent years, the council has been plaguedby difficulties in sponsoring successful concerts.After backing out of a deal with Chuck Berryseveral years ago, the council last fall sponsoreda concert by reggae star Jimmy Cliff, which lostit several thousand dollars...
...continuous re-election of Republicans is usually attributable to a combination of Republican political skill and Democratic ineptitude. Two years ago, the Democrats blew a chance to win the race for town supervisor when incumbent Republican John Kiernan vowed to put a resource recovery plant in a location that was potentially hazardous to the population and the environment. Public opinion in the many areas surrounding the site was viciously anti-Republican...
NEXT November, 277 state, county and federal offices will be up for grabs in Massachusetts, and Republicans say they expect to have a candidate seeking every one. Two years ago, the GOP ran in less than 50 percent of the races...
...rent-control tenants will be eligible to purchase their apartments after living in them for at least two years. That would mark the most fundamental change in Cambridge rent control policy, which currently sets ceilings on rent levels throughout the city, since its inception nearly 20 years ago...