Word: formerly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much ballyhooed combination of Harvard and Radcliffe, now complete, has invited almost as many doomsday predictions as the coming turn of the millennium. While the optimists claim that Radcliffe's conversion into an institute for advanced study will allow the former college to expand its presence within the University community, the naysayers believe that Radcliffe--and its role as a strong advocate for women on campus--will fade quietly into the woodwork...
...well known that both Birmingham and Finneran harbor gubernatorial ambitions. One of their possible competitors for the Democratic nomination in 2002 is wealthy entrepreneur Steve Grossman, former chair of the Democratic National Committee. Grossman could clearly outspend either Birmingham or Finneran in a campaign, but if one of the candidates could gain public funding in addition to private contributions, it would improve his chances. The Boston Globe reported that Birmingham was pressuring the administration to quietly accept the changes, no doubt looking forward two years to the upcoming race...
...public service comes when a representative of the people has to decide between personal gain and the public interest. It cannot be an easy choice to make; self-preservation is the dominant emotion in all living things. People will go to terrifying lengths to survive, especially in politics. Former President Richard M. Nixon's cover-up of the Watergate scandal was, after all, a misguided attempt to save his own political life...
...very happy to be here when the Boston theater community is regaining its former glory," said Scott Edmiston, literary and artistic associate at the Huntington Theatre Company...
...were conspicuous by their absence from Tuesday's formal ceremony transferring control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. to the host country. Clinton and Albright - who had previously indicated she would attend - drew the ire of Panamanian leaders by their absence, leaving leadership of the U.S. delegation to former president Jimmy Carter, who negotiated the handover 22 years...