Word: leste
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...online over the past two years. With both enormous size and smooth performance, these giant telescopes are doing science on a heroic scale--especially the Keck, which has had more than a half-decade head start on its rivals. In fact, says an astronomer who prefers to remain anonymous lest his outspoken views earn him professional enemies, "the Keck has done way more science over its lifetime than the Hubble...
...official daily Granma charged that Cuban exiles had committed widespread electoral fraud, and demanded new elections in Florida to prove that it was a democracy rather than "a banana republic." (The Cuban leader may, of course, want to be a bit more prudent about demanding free and fair elections lest his people start getting ideas...
...face the world this morning--before you collect on your bets, hide your face in shame, or tear down the campaign posters that have been obscuring your courtyard view for the past several months--sit back and take a few minutes to take stock of your current situation. Lest you enjoy falling prey to political rhetoric and inflated electoral promises, today's prudence will be tomorrow's payoff...
...vote for Bush. "I make the case wherever I can that I need a partner at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue," says Representative Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat who represents Madison, Wis. The National Abortion Rights Action League has sponsored TV ads urging Nader voters to "consider the risk," lest they elect Bush and tip the Supreme Court against legal abortion. The strategy could backfire by drawing even more attention to Nader. For Team Bush, the best response has been no response: just watch gleefully. One mischievous pro-Bush group, the Republican Leadership Council, however, is running ads with footage...
...tragedy in all this is that, once trapped in this social position, most people have a hard time climbing their way out--largely because there are others who don't want them to be as smart as they are, lest their own fragile social position be threatened. And so many people are forced to keep performing the pantomime they fell into playing as first-years, that of Harvard Yard yokel...