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...military effectively manages a large portion of the economy, but recent evidence indicates that its management is incompetent. Last week, the secretary of defense fired an Air Force general because the C-17 cargo plane's development was $1 billion over budget. In the last few years, major projects like the B-2 bomber, the Seawolf submarine, and SDI (Star Wars) were also trimmed after they ran severely over predicted costs...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Breaking Military-Industrial Ties | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

...doesn't seem a lot to ask, one paid employee to help out 500 students and 50 productions a year. Last weekend was the "ARTSFirst" festival a time to celebrate the University's commitment to the arts community. Now let's celebrate it by offering student theater, a sizable portion of that community, some much-needed support. Keeping Alan Symonds should be the first step...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Offer Him a Job | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

...decade, an even higher share of the return you might expect from bonds. (Some brokers even apply the 3% charge to money held out on the side lines in money- market funds.) Worse still, all the income from a wrap account is taxable, but in most cases only a portion of the wrap fee will be deductible. So you could actually lose money, after taxes, by breaking even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Angles: A Primer on Market Pitfalls | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

According to HMC's annual report, venture capital makes up the largest portion of the Aeneas portfolio, with investments totalling $887 million as of June...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: Tech Firm's Closing Hits Aeneas Fund | 4/30/1993 | See Source »

...whole and not what he means to one sector of it? Harvard is so diverse, it would be impossible to find a speaker whom some groups did not consider controversial or even offensive. Keeping that fact in mind, Colin Powell is a speaker who can relate to a great portion of the Harvard community better than most for two simple reasons: 1. he has faced intolerance and 2. he has vanquished...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Critics of Powell are Practicing Intolerance | 4/26/1993 | See Source »

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