Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...while in theory, an underage drinker can drink responsibly, just as it is possible for a legal drinker to drink irresponsibly, the College's zero-tolerance policy is designed to prevent both abusive and underage drinking...
...Citi, Rubin says he hasn't the slightest intention of taking charge. "I do not want to be and will not be a CEO," he insists. No one will formally report to him. His plan: to spend the next few months wandering around with one of his yellow legal pads in hand asking questions of some of the company's 174,000 employees...
...still a few months off. The Justice Department, of course, immediately proclaimed victory, and said that while they weren't ready to talk specifics, they weren't ruling out anything as a possible remedy. Meanwhile, the boys from Redmond countered, reasonably, that the judge hasn't made any legal conclusions yet, so everyone should just hold off on those "whither Microsoft" pieces...
...markets, of course, weren't waiting for any legal decisions, and MSFT fell four points in after-hours trading. That's not much, considering, and it reflects the feeling among many traders that even if Microsoft were found guilty of antitrust, that might not be a bad thing. For instance, if the feds decided to split the company up, whether along product lines or by creating several equally endowed "Baby Microsofts," the combined value of the resultant stock would probably end up higher than the original. Other scenarios aren't so rosy: Bill Gates could be forced to give away...
...that their children are only being "taught to the test." Teachers complain about the rigidity of the curriculum. Minority groups complain that the tests are inherently biased against minorities since they flunk too many black and Hispanic students, thus unfairly affecting their chances at future success. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education has already filed a suit against the State...