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...ANNOUNCED THAT CONAN O'BRIEN will succeed Jay Leno as Tonight Show host ... in 2009. The lengthy advance notice was seen as a way of keeping Late Night host O'Brien from jumping to a new network when his contract expires next year. Five years is a long time to wait for a promotion. But Conan can take heart from these other heirs- long-in-waiting. --By Carolina A. Miranda...
Last July, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) scored a three-year contract with the University for its 4,800 members, including salary hikes, improved work security and increased benefits...
Welch, however, wasn’t so quick to commit to a league that may not exist a year or two from now. Though an NHL contract from the Penguins, who drafted the Crimson captain out of high school, was certainly open to him, Welch wasn’t quite ready to jump ship...
...many college players, signing an NHL contract doesn’t guarantee a spot on the bench the very next night. As with Major League Baseball, most spend time in the minor leagues—in this case the American Hockey League (AHL)—before working their way up to the professional ranks. If they ever make their way to the professional ranks, that...
...American men contract prostate cancer at some point in their life. And although there is no shortage of famous people who have succumbed to the disease--punk rocker Johnny Ramone, who died at age 55 two weeks ago, immediately comes to mind--there are also plenty of prominent survivors, including John Kerry (who had his prostate removed) and Rudy Giuliani (who opted for radiation therapy). Both men are doing just fine...