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...last place in America that should get billions of no-strings-attached dollars. This is the state that ranked third in per capita public corruption convictions over the past decade. (Neighborhing Mississippi was first.) Friends of the Bush administration are already salivating at the sight of billions in no-bid contracts, and like the reconstruction of Iraq, the money allocated for the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast is liable to windup in useless pet projects or outright malfeasance...

Author: By Piotr C. Brzezinski, | Title: Hey, Big Spender | 10/5/2005 | See Source »

...cameras. As a former district attorney for Los Angeles County, the suave prosecutor with silver hair and movie-star looks faced the media in practically every big homicide case of the 1990s, from O.J. Simpson to the Menendez brothers. But shortly after Garcetti lost a re-election bid five years ago, his career made a sharp turn. Today he can be found behind the lens, working as a professional photographer, with three acclaimed books to his credit as well as gallery exhibitions and a profitable side business selling prints of his photos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Focus | 10/2/2005 | See Source »

...this week over a highly-ranked Harvard squad would certainly bolster the case for an at-large bid this season. The potential playoff implications for the Mountain Hawks are not lost on Lembo...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lehigh Hopes | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

Zoning officials estimate that, if the City of Cambridge approves the project, up to 64,000 square feet of new commercial and parking space could be developed. The MBTA is still in the process of appraising the value of the site, which it hopes to put up for public bid within the next month...

Author: By Carolyn A. Sheehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MBTA May Sell Square Site | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

...conference games are a fight to build a resume for a backdoor selection to the postseason, and Ivy League contests are the real fight for the conference championship and automatic bid to the NCAA tournament...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Commences Ivy Play at Yale | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

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