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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...from Dean's share of the vote. Paradoxically, Dean has an interest in seeing that Kerry doesn't do too badly in Iowa. If Kerry craters, that might boost retired general Wesley Clark (who, with Senator Joseph Lieberman, opted to skip Iowa) to second in New Hampshire, which could catapult him into position as Dean's principal rival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: The Iowa Effect | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

Next, they worked to bring their grievances to the public forum. Seeking the media attention that could catapult their concerns to the dockets of local leaders, they secured a total of more than 15,000 endorsements for a petition demanding redress and organized public rallies. They left letters and phone calls for MBTA officials and local leaders, and began taking decibel readings in the subway in an effort to disprove the MBTA’s supposition that subway performance was dangerously loud...

Author: By Nathan J. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Musicians Underground | 12/12/2003 | See Source »

MUSIC | Shawn McLaughlin & Smorgasbord / Cannibal Kings / Catapult CD Release

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Dec. 5-11 | 12/5/2003 | See Source »

...behind the drum kit, and besides the traditional instruments, one can also expect horns, cellos, turntables, and even the odd guest vocalist. The music of the Cannibal Kings range from world beat to Latin, reggae to jazz funk, all centered around guitar rock and gritty lyrics. The Vancouver band Catapult will celebrate the release of their EP, and The Lingo also plays. 9 p.m. Tickets $5; 18+. T.T. the Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Dec. 5-11 | 12/5/2003 | See Source »

...farmers have seen their fields of coca - Bolivia's most lucrative crop, used to make cocaine and herbal medicines - eradicated as part of the U.S. drug war. Alternative crops like coffee usually earn only a tenth of coca's price in today's depressed global markets. These grievances helped catapult Evo Morales, an Andean Indian who represents coca farmers, into a runoff for the presidency last year. As Sánchez's government collapsed, Indian farmers flooded into La Paz to march. If Goni hadn't gone, said one, "he'd have to kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now That Goni Is Gone | 10/19/2003 | See Source »

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