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However, the overlay plan is complicated by recent action by the Federal Communications Commission. Under its ruling, an area that adopts an overlay plan must also implement 10-digit dialing for all telephone calls. A caller in the 617 area, for instance, would not have to press 1 before dialing the new 781 area code...
...Having a 10-digit phone number is too inconvenient," said Cinthia Guzman '00, who is supportive of the geographical split. "Harvard students will have a problem going from four digits...
Money can buy you love. Both candidates believed in spend now, pay the FEC fine later. By the time "fugitive DNC fund raiser" worked its way into the conversation, Clinton had a double-digit lead and promised to do something about the problem--later. Fortunately for Clinton, Dole had already blocked campaign-finance reform and stuffed his pockets. (Ever hear of the sugar-growing Cuban immigrant contributor or the $6 million fine for a Republican with a money-laundering operation in Hong Kong?) So only Perot could benefit from the scandal...
TAMPA: Try as he might to turn up the temperature of his campaign, polls show the same double-digit gap between Bob Dole and President Clinton that has existed for most of the election season. But Bob Dole continues to work for votes. "How low will the White House go?" Dole asked audiences in Florida, referring to a flurry of Democratic ads that claim Dole as President would cut Medicare spending. Polls now show that Florida, usually counted on by the GOP for 25 electoral votes, is up for grabs with Clinton and Dole running in a dead heat. Meanwhile...
...million years later, pterosaurs had bones that were hollow and lightweight. (One scientist refers to pterosaur skeletons as "Styrofoam and mailing tubes.") But of all the trademarks of a pterosaur, one of the most peculiar was its hand, which boasted three clawlike fingers of normal size and a fourth digit that was outlandishly long. It was this fourth finger that provided structural support for the wings. Made of a skin-like membrane, the wings were supported by thousands of microscopic fibers that acted rather like the ribs of a folding umbrella, creating a flexible structure that was stiff enough...