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Each city has pledged $33 to $35 million in cash and services to attract the support of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), but the rewards are well worth the cost. The host city can expect to net over $150 million in direct spending, according to Howard Liebowitz, Boston's director of inter-governmental relations...
With less than a minute left to play in its first-round Beanpot match-up against Northeastern (9-13-3, 4-10-2 Hockey East), Harvard (8-10-1, 3-9-1 ECAC) found itself trailing, 3-2 Sensing the urgency of the situation, the Crimson attacked the Huskies' net with six men, sending a flurry of shots towards freshman goaltender Jason Braun. But nothing went through. Meanwhile, precious seconds ticked away...
...MICHIGAN Last February former Republican Governor William Milliken called the "650 Lifer Law" his biggest mistake. The 1978 law mandated a life-without-parole term for possession with intent to deliver at least 650 g (about 1.4 lbs.) of heroin or cocaine. But though the law was intended to net big fish, few major dealers got hit. In fact, 86% of the "650 lifers" had never done time; 70% were poor. "A lot of them were young people who made very stupid mistakes but shouldn't have to pay for it for the rest of their lives," says state representative...
...feel for the p.r. beating Monsanto is taking, check out the Web. Activist groups like Rural Advancement Foundation International are using the Net to rally Terminator opponents, urging them to flood the U.S. Department of Agriculture with letters of protest. At least 4,000 people from 62 countries have responded--an anti-Monsanto army raised by the electronic vox pop alone. "The group R.A.F.I. masterfully called this Terminator," says Gary Toenniessen, deputy director for agricultural science at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City. "It's not what Monsanto would call...
...million Combined net loss, after costs, of the two companies...