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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reelection in 2000. But the number six is crucial: It's exactly the margin of votes by which Republicans currently control the House of Representatives. In the shark-infested waters of politics, nothing draws an opposing party faster than an open seat. That's because incumbents enjoy a reelection rate of more than 95 percent. The best chance of a party turnover occurs when a seat opens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Term Limits: The Ties That Bind Too Tightly | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

Compared to HUP's rate of one third trade books amount to about a quarter of total sales at the MIT Press, according to Manaktala...

Author: By John P. Posch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Publish Popular Or Perish | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

Even though the MIT Press is not subsidized by the Institute itself, the press publishes a low rate of trade books relative to other large university presses...

Author: By John P. Posch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Publish Popular Or Perish | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...Women are not dropping out of science at a faster rate than men anymore, and men and women are not dropping out as much as they used to," she said...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Researcher Looks At Pool of Women Studying Sciences | 3/17/1999 | See Source »

Area codes are being added to cities at the rate of more than one a month. We asked celebrity numerologist Glynis McCants, a 562, to give us the 411 on the new numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2 Few Area Codes Could Mean Good Luck 4 You | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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