Word: interest
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With his father, Sen. Albert Gore Sr., appearing on the news almost nightly--particularly because of his eloquent speeches on civil rights and military involvement in Southeast Asia--Gore's interest in television had risen...
...wonderful that there are more student groups on campus and that they are holding more activities and so require more funding. However, if the Undergraduate Council thinks that it is in the average student's best interest to increase our term bill, they are sorely mistaken. If a club tried to levy their own $30 tax on their members, we would find this outrageous. Yet the council is trying to do just that and worse. They are asking us to support groups financially that we are, for the most part, not even members of. I would much rather give...
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes says that in his conversations with minority students, few have expressed any interest in moving into the field of university administration...
...what you will about Alan Greenspan - and people have said plenty - the man is never predictable. The Federal Reserve Chairman made headlines again Tuesday, announcing a quarter-point raise in key interest rates. The hike, meant to stave off inflation in these times of hyperbolic growth and spending, caught some analysts off guard. "This raise is a bit unexpected," says TIME financial writer Bernard Baumohl. "There was a lot of uncertainty as to whether the Fed would move, since the economy has been showing signs of slowing down on its own." Example: Key consumer indicators such as retail sales...
...This is the Fed's third tap on the brakes since summer," says Baumohl. "And it's probably not a bad thing, since it will end speculation for the next couple of months about any new movement on rates." It's likely, adds Baumohl, that this is the last interest rate adjustment we'll see in 1999, and perhaps well into 2000 - for reasons close to the chairman's heart. "Greenspan is up for reappointment in June of next year," says Baumohl, "and it looks like he wants back in. So he'll be careful not to upset what seems...