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...Diego, Calif., whose student body was then more than 95% white, to open its doors to 500 minority students. Many of the school's more affluent families fled, as did several of the most experienced teachers. Clairemont quickly moved to create "special" classes for the new students, the bulk of whom were two or more years behind grade level. Swanson, then 35 and chair of Clairemont's English department, resisted. She persuaded the principal to put 30 of the incoming freshmen in the school's most difficult classes, provided they would meet with her for a period...
...Decades later, Kang saw a less laudable side. During the 1997 presidential campaign, Kim knew he couldn't win enough seats to govern because the bulk of his support was in Cholla. So he joined with ultra-conservative Kim Jong Pil, the United Liberal Democrats party leader who bolted from the ruling coalition last week. Many saw it as a pact with the devil. In 1961, J.P. (as he is known) had set up the notorious Korean Central Intelligence Agency, which harassed the future President and regularly interrogated and tortured his aides. (J.P. was Prime Minister when Kim was kidnapped...
...plant, which generates steam through burning oil, is of great importance to the University because it currently produces the bulk of the steam that is used on Harvard’s Cambridge and Allston campuses. Harvard would continue to use the plant to produce the campus’ steam after any acquisition...
...much as stuff. In GE's world there are fewer but bigger customers, so there's a vital need to maximize the relationship--to milk them for all they're worth. GE now gets 70% of revenues from services, compared with about 15% when Welch took over. The bulk of it, however, comes from its giant GE Capital subsidiary, with $370 billion in assets...
Although the underclassmen provided the bulk of the offensive firepower, Jellin also incorporated Denniston and junior outside hitter Nicole Meunier in the attack. Denniston finished with seven kills and Meunier notched...