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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pick one thing that really stood out in my Harvard career in terms of its influence on me, it would not be the Immoral Reasoning nor Social Paralysis 10. Rather, it would be the space-time continuum...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Why Our Class is Better Than Your Class | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...pick two things, the first would be the space-time continuum, and the second would be the Nine-Nine List, brainwashedly known as The List...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Why Our Class is Better Than Your Class | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...choices were almost too rich to pick from, and if you believe the Gore folks, all were off target. While each man played some part in getting the Vice President to bring Coelho aboard, Gore aides say the pivotal role belonged to the one person no one suspected--Gore's wife Tipper. Several campaign aides described Tipper as the godmother of the shuffle, the biggest fan of the deal. One added that Tipper, far more than the half-dozen bickering guys in Gore's inner circle, "knew there had to be some help in here. Somebody was needed to knock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Tipper Effect | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...first choice for the job was not Coelho, but the totally unobjectionable Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, who turned it down. When the story of the Coelho pick emerged, it came with its own Lifetime Television Network plot line: Coelho, who suffers from epilepsy and chairs the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, said he was so moved by Tipper's admission of depression that he decided to take the job. In any case, the deal was sealed when Gore, his wife and Coelho all met for two hours last Saturday at the Vice President's house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Tipper Effect | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

Blake won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and his team rolled over the Fighting Irish, 4-2. He helped his squad pick up the doubles point as well, pairing with co-captain Kunj Majmudar to knock off Brian Patterson and Sachire...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, | Title: Blake's the Best | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

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