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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pretty, but the sentiment is a little overwrought, as are the lyrics overly-melodramatic to the point of banality on "Follow You, Follow Me." It seems as though the producers, probably under the urging of the current band members, were stretching to select tracks to fill a pre-determined quota. It might have been better to cut the number of later tracks, and include founding member Peter Gabriel on more than one track. The collection is good, but not great, and when it comes to choosing songs, Genesis might have benefited from a more critical, more dispassionate...

Author: By James Crawford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Album Review: Those 70's Shows: Classic Rock Reviews | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...ISSUE] A bill to let Caribbean and Central American countries export apparel to the U.S. duty and quota free, provided that the goods are made of U.S. fabrics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Finance: The Buyer's Guide to Congress | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

According to local political analyst Glenn S. Koocher '71, 1,400 CCA "transfer" votes, which are votes transferred from candidates who meet quota--and thus are elected--or from eliminated candidates, are still up for grabs...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Low Turnout Plagues City Elections; City Council Shakeup | 11/3/1999 | See Source »

This morning's gathering is only one of many ways candidates are trying to win voters at the last minute. Under Cambridge's proportional representation voting system, candidates fight for number one votes to try to meet the quota needed for election...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Candidates Gather Final Election Support | 11/2/1999 | See Source »

After the first count, those candidates who have met the quota are elected, and their "surplus" votes are randomly distributed to the number two choices on those ballots. Thus, number one votes are critical...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, | Title: Cambridge's "PR" Voting System Explained | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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