Word: ranke
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...there is still Prop. 227, the anti-bilingual education initiative, which G.O.P. strategists fear could spoil all their hard work. At the state party's semiannual convention last September, Schroeder tried frantically to keep delegates from endorsing it but was overruled by the rank and file. Some dismiss the chairman's fears that the campaign against bilingual education will spawn a Prop. 187-style backlash. They point to polls showing that a majority of Latinos actually support the initiative. But Latino political analysts warn that one thing could still turn their community against the measure: a close association with...
Stewart wrote in a February Crimson op-ed that extended hours at the MAC "rank high" on her agenda. At a March meeting of the council, members passed a resolution calling for longer hours and improved weight equipment...
...about stocks and mutual funds. Want to check the long-term price performance of General Squid or compare it with Amalgamated Squid? Most sites include links to resources such as Big Charts www.bigcharts.com or StockTools www.stocktools.com that promptly plot the lines. Wall Street City (www.wall streetcity.com lets e-traders rank stocks by price-earnings ratios and popularity with big investors, among other criteria...
Carpino filed a complaint about Hale's actions with Army investigators on Jan. 22. Because of Hale's rank, they turned the case over to the Pentagon's inspector general. Shortly after learning of it, Hale submitted his request to leave the military; he was honorably discharged by Reimer a week later...
...Olympia Snowe of Maine, Army Colonel Scott Black recently wrote that "although retired soldiers remain subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, they are only prosecuted by courts-martial when extraordinary circumstances are present." And senior Pentagon officials say it will be much harder to reduce Hale's rank, and consequently his pension, even if Carpino's charges are substantiated. "Once he's retired, the burden of proof shifts from him to the Army," says Korb, the former personnel chief...