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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Often, we would plow through a few pages of some ‘classic’ we were studying,” he told The Crimson in February 1954. “What I knew of [the Communist Party] years ago was limited to a small group. So far as this group was concerned, I believe that membershp in the Party at that time was quite consistent with being a loyal American...

Author: By Nathan J. Heller and Jessica R. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: In the Red? | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

...MOVIEFONE The granddaddy of the bunch (started in 1989, now owned by TIME's parent company), it makes you sit through an annoying movie ad and then plow through some 20 prompts before completing the deal. Typical call time: 5 min. Web time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movie Ticketing: Movie Ticketing: No Lines, Some Waiting | 3/24/2003 | See Source »

...shareholders want to sell--even if some analysts say cable networks have hit their peak--and neither Hendricks nor McHale would be likely to stick around if Discovery did go public. They both relish the fact that since they don't have to answer to Wall Street, they can plow earnings back into long-term investments. "When you construct a 10-year deal with them, it's not a ridiculous discussion," says Rupert Gavin, CEO of BBC Worldwide, whose upstart cable channel, BBC America, is distributed by Discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV's Unlikely Empire | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

...collision, a high riding SUV can plow over the hood or door sill of a smaller car and crush the passenger compartment. Several new SUVs incorporate safety bars or design features to prevent such incidents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Track Record | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...There the sons and daughters of the urban bourgeoisie were re-educated by the virtuous peasantry, chiefly through backbreaking manual labor. The victims had no idea if they would ever be allowed to go home again or if they would spend the rest of their days shoving an antique plow through country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sentimental Education | 2/2/2003 | See Source »

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