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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many graduates of the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) in recent years, working for Uncle Sam was an intimidating prospect; high levels of debt from loans and low government salaries push many an aspiring public servant toward a career in consulting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: K-School Loan Program Encourages Public Service | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

Other members see the push to remove the magazine as an attempt to censure the reading of the club's male membership...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playboy Subscription Sparks Furor at N.Y. Harvard Club | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

...twice! So liberals do not condescend to build national political and legislative majorities. That approach is too tenuous since the people might not accept the putative wisdom of liberalism. Liberals instead use the courts and the bureaucracy to accomplish that which they cannot accomplish at the ballot box. They push their programs on Americans by fiat, without the deliberation or compromise a diverse, continental republic otherwise demands...

Author: By Thomas B. Cotton, | Title: Liberals Phone Home | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...very much a part of white corporate America. Even in scenarios where black successes and authority exist, their achievements are still limited by the institutions of white America. The fact that there are no black NFL team owners demonstrates these limits as well. In cinema, Debbie Allan had to push for ten years until she could get the backing of Steven Spielberg to produce Amistad. Moreover, Puffy's success has depended on the suburban white teenagers who have become the biggest consumers of hip-hop and Puffy's target market...

Author: By Carine M. Williams, | Title: The Power of Puffy | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...push you, but no refunds," she said, pointing to a sign on the wall...

Author: By John F. "case" kim, | Title: Taking a Leap in Las Vegas | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

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