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...very generous arrangement," said Burg. "We are very appreciative to Hale and Dorr and the law school...
BEFORE ALLEN NEUHARTH BECAME ITS CHAIRMAN IN 1989, the Virginia-based Freedom Forum was best known as a provider of local journalism grants. Neuharth raised the foundation's profile by creating journalism libraries across Eastern Europe and awarding generous cash prizes to free-speech supporters. The organization also paid $15 million for luxurious new headquarters in Arlington, including $1 million for artwork, and gave Neuharth a $130,000 annual fee for the part-time chairman...
...CLINTON WHITE House is preceded by a torrent of leaks testing public reaction. The health-care reform program is being billed as the most fundamental change in domestic policy since the Social Security Act of 1935. So the leaks are becoming a flood. Examples: the Administration wants to ensure generous coverage for mental illness, and it is considering price controls to hold down the costs of extending medical coverage to those not now insured. Options include a short-term freeze on prices charged by doctors, hospitals, laboratories and nursing homes, and a cap on insurance- premium increases. In addition, Hillary...
...think once in a while you get some insightful criticism. I've gotten generous criticism from people like Henry Louis Gates and people form different countries. I've gotten very bitter criticism in the United States. They tried to stop me in the 60s and 70s. And then, what I call the "negro catchers" tried to stop me. Frederick Douglass talked about the bounty hunters who used to try to crack down on the slaves, and the Black ones were worse than the white ones. So I've had them. Some of it's been fun, because I always think...
...even if the streets were worthless, MIT's "generous" offer still has plenty of strings attached. MIT can kick the shelter off its property in 40 years if it wants to--and still own the Cambridge streets for all eternity. Judging from its treatment of the issue over the past few years, the shelter shouldn't count on MIT's civic concern. The City Council recognized that this was ludicrous and offered to lease the streets to MIT instead. MIT has refused, and tomorrow city officials and the university will meet to hammer out a final deal...