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...that's the main complaint made against us," O'Keefe says. "[But] we sing for adults much more than we sing for students. Adults pay our bills." Fairly prestigious adults, at that--the Kroks regularly play to foreign dignitaries and heads of state on the world tour they embark upon each summer. The group members' travelling expenses are paid by proceeds from performances during the year, O'Keefe says...
...donations by 1995 -- the largest fund-raising target in the history of American higher education. Cornell's drive is but the latest in a series of efforts to acquire huge sums for colleges and universities. Last month Columbia set a new five-year goal of $1.15 billion. Yale will embark on a $1 billion-plus campaign sometime in the next 18 months, and Harvard is said to be considering a target as high as $2 billion...
...answer, in part, is that despite the higher stakes involved in a military venture, the President, Congress and the American people find it easier to embark on a foreign crusade than to agree on solutions to complex domestic problems. Any attempt to raise taxes or prune an established domestic program, no matter how costly, ineffectual or obsolete, raises howls of outrage from those it benefits. Bush is experienced and confident on international relations. The issue and the threat to U.S. interests in the gulf are clear. On domestic affairs, he holds few strong personal views. Having transformed himself from...
...newfound interest led her then to embark on a ten-year project, which eventually culminated in a book that was published this spring, "Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women...
...newfound interest led her then to embark on a ten-year project, which eventually culminated in a book that was published this spring, "Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women...