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...very nature of most of our organizations is that we need privacy,” said the publisher of the Harvard Salient, Ryan M. McCaffrey ’07. “Most of all, we need to be able to lock up things in an office. We have a lot of sensitive stuff in our office that we can't have in the open,” he added...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho and Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Plan Would Evict Student Groups From Yard Offices | 12/5/2005 | See Source »

...says she appreciates the work Ney has done for veterans. "Is every other person lily white?" But there's still nearly a year to go before the election, and Democrats say the allegations have created the potential for a competitive race in a district that was once considered a lock for Ney. "He epitomizes the corruption that people around here are sick and tired of," says Dover City, Ohio, attorney Zack Space, who is one of two Democrats so far planning a bid for the seat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plot Thickens | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

Smart move. A Manning vs. Manning Super Bowl may be a long shot this season. The Colts are the better bet, having won their first 10 games in a row and a near lock on home-field advantage in the AFC play-offs, where the RCA Dome's fast artificial turf will make Indy's no-huddle offense almost impossible to stop. Still, the surprising Giants (7-3 going into last weekend) have a good chance at a postseason slot in the tight NFC East. And the conference is as wide open as Terrell Owens' yap--football fans can surely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The NFL's Royal Family | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

...mention this not because I'm a dress-code martinet (though I must note I was the only audience member in my field of vision who was wearing a tie), but to indicate that here was a show with an instant lock on its market. The producers of this show about the Four Seasons-the '60s vocal quartet from Belleville, N.J., that sold maybe 100 million records (those were vinyl discs that people bought before there were CDs, kids) had quickly located that segment of the tri-state community who had danced and romanced to songs like "Sherry" and "Dawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Falsetto Meets "The Sopranos" | 11/25/2005 | See Source »

...markings on the house that indicated no one was inside. However, my 79-year-old mother's car was in the driveway. I noticed that there was no visible hold in the roof for entry into the attic. Plus, the iron bars on the doors and windows were locked. No one could have possibly searched the house. My son, who is a New Orleans firefighter, agreed that no one could have entered the house for a search. I unlocked the iron bars on the front door. However the night's lock chain was on the door, and I could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katrina: True Tales of Life After the Storm | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

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