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...claim that communist China had tried to "subvert" U.S. elections in 1996 with illegal campaign money, although Democrats confirmed that a classified briefing provided evidence to suggest China had at least tried to influence the congressional elections last year. But in its helter-skelter way, the committee began to construct a coherent tale. Asian money--specifically from Indonesia's Lippo Group and its onetime executive Huang--had infiltrated Democratic coffers longer, deeper and with more political strings attached than had previously been known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONNECT THE DOTS | 7/28/1997 | See Source »

Intercontinental Companies--owner of the five properties in Winthrop Square--will break ground this fall to construct a seven-story building behind Grendel's Den Restaurant, yielding a 10,000 square foot parking area, three floors of retail space and 12 condominium units...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel, | Title: Winthrop Square Remodels | 7/18/1997 | See Source »

...fields as different as the hard sciences and the fine arts, professors say that the shift towards sourcebooks creates a different learning experience in the classroom as students are encouraged to construct their own understanding of the material...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, | Title: Textbook Trends | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...soon the University will construct a new center for international studies. Campaign brochures are replete with references to Harvard's desire "to extend and enrich the University-wide agenda in international and regional studies...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Adam S. Hickey, S | Title: Total Assets | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...complete restructuring of the OIT--including the termination of 93 employees--because of his negotiation abilities and his talent in handling rough issues such as this one, a source said. Then-vice president of finance Alan J. Proctor was unable to stomach the administrative drudgery necessary to construct compromise in Harvard's terminally decentralized environment...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Adam S. Hickey, S | Title: The Changing of the Guard | 6/4/1997 | See Source »

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