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Janitors, dining hall workers, and security guards came together yesterday to demand better labor policies in an event organized by the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM), the newest activism organization on campus...

Author: By Adrian J. Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Workers Seek Living Wage | 9/29/2005 | See Source »

...President used the last day of his three-day hurricane tour to slam home a point a point he's been making more subtly recently: The nation should consider using the military in a greatly expanded role at home to combat natural disasters. At a meeting with the military's Joint Task Force Rita in San Antonio Sunday morning Bush asked, "is there a natural disaster of a certain size that would enable the Defense Department to become the lead agency in coordinating and leading the response effort? That's going to be a very important consideration for Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Mulls More Work for the Troops | 9/25/2005 | See Source »

...goods to the rest of the Union, and a higher profile on the world stage. This has instilled a new confidence in the burgeoning entrepreneurial class, emboldening its members to demand solutions to problems like the 17.9% unemployment rate, stifling bureaucracy and spiraling government spending. "I'd like to slam all those politicians in the head and shake them!" shouts Andrzej Kuzmicki, 40, owner of an underwear company in the northeastern city of Bialystok. "We need real change." Tusk and his Civic Platform say they're offering just that. He's been campaigning hard on promises to bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Down To Business | 9/18/2005 | See Source »

...Blake duplicate it? Agassi looks healthy and on his game, but even his longtime trainer, Gil Reyes, wonders if the eight-time Grand Slam winner can recover from yesterday's three-hour, five-set match against Belgian Xavier Malisse to keep up with Blake, one of the most athletic players on tour. "We're in uncharted waters," Reyes admits. If Agassi's agility fails him, maybe he can rely on a big serve, a surprising ally against Malisse. Up 4-2 in the fifth set, Agassi dealt himself a winning hand: ace, ace, ace. Match over. Says Agassi: "Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Open Showdown: Agassi v. Blake | 9/6/2005 | See Source »

...again with our dad, who we hadn't seen for a week. It's always fun when players come by and say hello. The player's lounge and dining facilities are spacious and luxurious. I always joke with my brother that the first few days of any grand slam is the "meat market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Open Diary: Day One | 8/29/2005 | See Source »

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