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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...than a political witch hunt. The spectacle of Gusinsky being sent home in handcuffs by Spanish law enforcement officers will undermine his claims to martyrdom - at least in the court of Russian public opinion. But then the converse may also be true: If Spain's courts fail to find merit in the case brought by Russia, it may actually help Gusinsky paint himself as the victim of political machinations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putin Strikes on the Costa Del Sol | 12/12/2000 | See Source »

...America. Dr. Prinz was certainly not alone in his beliefs. The studio that originally produced "A Hard Day's Night," United Artists, commissioned the film only because they divined (correctly) that they would make money from the soundtrack album. So unconvinced were they that the film itself would have merit that they ordered producer Walter Shenson and director Richard Lester to have the film written, shot, edited and released within 20 short weeks because they were certain that the Beatles craze wouldn't last beyond the summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Many Years From Then | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...process by which it selected its new members. Like many Harvard student organizations, SAC admitted new members through an application process rather than elections. All applicants wrote essays and were interviewed by a selection committee that evaluated them with an objective point-based system which considered both their personal merit and larger concerns of diversity and fair representation of gender, race, ideology and interest as well. Like any selection process, especially at Harvard, many qualified applicants were not accepted. These students were understandably disappointed with the outcome of the process, and some advocated for elections as an alternative...

Author: By Robert F. Mccarthy, | Title: Thirty Years at the Institute | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...this meeting. This proposal advocates democratic elections and the maintenance of a form of student leadership. Although the group is excited that elections may produce direct representation and strengthen the IOP community, it agreed that IOP students will need to be especially careful to ensure elections focus on candidates merit and not political skills. I am hopeful and confident that this proposal for the interim student leadership of the IOP, if realized, will produce a system that improves student involvement while taking into account the concerns SAC held during its tenure...

Author: By Robert F. Mccarthy, | Title: Thirty Years at the Institute | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...Gore's strongest chance of winning the election. On Tuesday, James Baker introduced four new lawyers without assigning one to the Seminole issue. "We're not concerned about Seminole County," he said when asked about it by a reporter. "We do not think that that claim really has merit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seminole County: A Ticking Bomb? | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

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