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How big an army? Some say that only about a third of the homeless are mentally ill. Studies done in Boston and Philadelphia, where psychiatrists interviewed the homeless in shelters, yield estimates as high as 85%. Yet only a small proportion, perhaps a quarter, of the homeless are former mental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: When Liberty Really Means Neglect | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Similarly, the proportion of men who thought women were "temperamentally unfit for management" declined, from 51% in 1965 to 18% this year. Said one male corporate vice president interviewed for the survey: "Women run the gamut from poor to excellent, just as men do." Perhaps more significant, 47% of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More and More, She's the Boss | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

While a senior Pentagon official suggests that a seepage of up to 20% would be "normal for that area," he challenges the 50% figure. "I just don't believe it," he says. "It's all out of proportion to anything we've seen." By contrast, Washington Lobbyist Andrew Eiva, executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan: Leaks in the Pipeline | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

HMC’s new chief could also select the opposite route, driving up the proportion of funds managed in-house.

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli and Alexander H. Greeley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Finding the Path to Growth | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

HMC’s new chief could also select the opposite route, driving up the proportion of funds managed in-house.

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli and Alexander H. Greeley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Finding the Path to Growth | 6/8/2005 | See Source »

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