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...crowds are not as large as the throngs turning out for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but they are huge by traditional Iowa standards. "Why is everybody here?" Linda Hearn asked her husband Dave, the former Webster County Democratic chairman, as she scanned more than 350 of her neighbors who had turned out to hear Edwards in Fort Dodge. "Because this is it," Dave replied. "We've got to get it right this time." That sense of seriousness is pervasive, and Edwards' response to it--his specificity on the issues--is a gamble that may well pay off. "I like...
...straightforward assessment of Bush and his Administration. This is a very scary, sad state of affairs. It is baffling to think that President Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about an affair, while Bush hasn't gotten the same treatment for putting the country in such a terrible situation. Linda S. Boginsky, Livingston, New Jersey...
...straightforward assessment of Bush and his Administration. This is a very scary, sad state of affairs. It is baffling to think that President Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about an affair, while Bush hasn't gotten the same treatment for putting the country in such a terrible situation. Linda S. Boginsky, LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY...
...possible explanation offered by the study: "Women expect less and negotiate less pay for themselves than do men." Linda Babcock agrees. An economics professor at Carnegie Mellon and co-author of Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide, she points to a host of cultural factors that influence women's expectations and actions practically from the day they are born. As the founder of Carnegie Mellon's PROGRESS (Program for Research & Outreach on Gender Equity in Society), Babcock is developing ways to teach negotiation skills to women and girls. One such tool is the Girls Scouts' new negotiation...
...While Godelia’s actions struck some students who observed him as odd, he was not necessarily breaking Harvard rules. Extension School students, even if they are not currently enrolled, still have access to the libraries with a valid Harvard ID, according to spokeswoman Linda A. Cross. And the Lowell dining hall, one of Godelia’s favorite haunts, can be entered during the day without swiping an undergraduate ID card...