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...been virtually silent with the press since 1971. But there was no shortage of speculation on Wall Street and in Detroit. The scuttlebutt: that Kerkorian will try to force GM to spin off its lucrative financing unit, GMAC; that he will try to line up a murderers' row of billionaires and private equity firms for a hostile takeover; that he will make such a pest of himself that GM will buy him out for a premium, just so he'll buzz...
...special attention to the windows of the kindergarten rooms - on the outside they're usually smeared with parents' hand (and nose) prints. In return for their help - and sometimes high fees - some parents want power. Ascham, an exclusive private girls' school in Sydney's east, endured a public row earlier in the year when a group of its high-flying parents demanded a greater say in the school council's choice of headmistress. Elsewhere, some teachers admit that when school captain/prefect elections are close, the candidate with the ubiquitous mother or father is more likely to get the nod. Parents...
...After a row of bad weather, rain delays, postponements, and cancellations, the season that refused to finish finally did. It just didn’t happen the way that most expected it to in April...
...your story on death-row inmates who want to hasten the date of their execution [April 25]: I can see no reason to deny them their wish to die. The expense of keeping such criminals alive in prison--with three square meals a day, medical and dental care, access to the Internet, books and television--could be better spent on intervention programs to keep young people from a life of crime...
...third year in a row Harvard has been placed in the same bracket as perennial juggernaut Stanford. This year, the reigning champion has been tabbed as the number one seed overall. In 2003, the Crimson advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the Cardinal, which went on to play in the championship match. Stanford has knocked out Harvard three out of the 11 times the Crimson has played for the title...