Word: asking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Funding student groups is really just a smoke screen, then-hiding the fact that the council is largely impotent to do anything other than follow a procedure for giving out cash to people who ask for it. And there's even a big question in my mind as to whether student groups need more money. The term bill hike would mean, according to the council's hypothetical budget, that $180,000 would go to that purpose alone-a $100,000 increase over the current level of funding. There is something to be said for not giving every student group...
...bitter and bungling miscalculations of President Clinton's political foes made him look good. So good, in fact, one might ask, "With enemies like these, who needs friends?" JAMES KANTOR Bangor...
...causing the germs they already have to mutate into crazed killers. I've been told by a doctor friend that antibacterial products do the same thing. Worse, they don't keep you from getting sick, because colds and flus are caused by viruses, not bacteria. Before I could even ask, my friend told me there was no antiviral hand soap...
...sifting the best deal from among lenders. But a new government report warns that many brokers, who handle half of all mortgages, have undisclosed agreements with lenders, letting them make money on top of the $1,000 to $3,000 per loan that borrowers typically ante up. Ask about such deals before you pay any fee. Also, that fee shouldn't go up just because rates...
...switch your long-distance carrier to get extra frequent-flyer miles, then CyberGold's new Earn & Spend program, at cybergold.com may be up your alley. Consumers willing to try various online promotions--like getting a price quote from online car dealer Autobytel or performing a Web search on the Ask Jeeves search engine--can earn $2 to $8 for each task, which accrues in an online account and can be used to buy legal forms (like wills or leases), MP3 songs, or screen savers...