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Congress, meanwhile, blocks Pentagon efforts to close unneeded military bases, with the result that of every Pentagon dollar, the portion earmarked for bases, housing and other nonfighting assets remains near 60[cents]. The average lawmaker feels that is a small price to pay to ensure his or her re-election. And the President is more desperate than usual to keep Congressmen happy. None of this, of course, is lost on the Joint Chiefs. And you've got to give them credit: they know when to strike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Generals Go Shopping | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...wanted to buy a significant portion of the hedge fund, while the LTCM partners had wanted to change foreign interest income in some of their off-shore accounts into financial gains...

Author: By Osborne A. Jackson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Business Professor's Investment Firm Loses $100 Billion | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

Ironically, the portion of the law that Cartercalls his organization's "greatest success" willhave no affect on Harvard...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Congress Alters Crime Reporting, Student Privacy | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

...this rare instance, Knowles had discretionary power over the Faculty's portion of the funds raised through the Capital Campaign...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shaping the Policies | 9/24/1998 | See Source »

...originally from Aberdeen, Md. and is loved in Baltimore for his every-day work ethic, a trait prized by the steel workers who comprised a large portion of what was for a long time the Orioles' mostly blue-collar fan base...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thank God, The Streak Is Over | 9/22/1998 | See Source »

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