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...symbols aside, other students believe that general unawareness of art in the Yard stems from the tendency of certain statues such as John Harvard to attract an overwhelming amount of attention. “Besides being overshadowed by good old ‘John Harvard,’ the lesser-known sculptures around Harvard Yard are all starkly designed and dark in color, making them less than obvious to the passer-by,” Logan J. Pritchard ’11 writes in an e-mail. However, Nora K. Lessersohn ’09, the president of the Organization...
...Lipitor ads are certainly not the first to rely on stretching the consumer's belief - others have featured actors posing as doctors, or lesser-known doctors endorsing everything from diet aids to nutritional supplements. But Jarvik is recognized for his work in developing the artificial heart, and to a patient, his stature in the field undeniably lends credibility to every statement he makes about Lipitor. It's certainly a big part of the reason that Pfizer signed him to a two-year, $1.35 million contract...
...resounding blow against democracy. It’s hard to imagine a potential voter thinking, “I would have voted. But I just know the candidates too well!” Some take another tack and argue that the length of the campaign season forces out lesser-known candidates without a large war chest to keep them going over so many months. However, this effect is dwarfed by the advantage they receive by getting more time to build momentum from a tiny base of energized supporters—witness the meteoric rise of the obscure Republican Ron Paul...
Clinton's strategists have argued that the other Democrats benefit from the fact that they are not as famous as she is and have not been subjected to 15 years of demonization by the Republicans. They add that any of Clinton's lesser-known rivals would see his negatives quickly rise should he get the nomination and be thrown into what is certain to be a brutal general election...
...just another guy in need of grooming. And it's a common-man experience whose relaxed intimacy most of them seem to relish. "They come in and gossip and joke around," says the 61-year-old Rodr?guez, as he deftly moves a straight blade around the ears of a lesser-known patron. "The politicians want to know what other people say about them, and what they say about others...