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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...recent days, a slight breeze of sentiment seems to be helping Obama and hurting Clinton. That could shift three times between now and Jan. 3. But neither of them nor any of the other Democrats have anything to be embarrassed about if they lose. It has been a good, substantive, almost civil campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trudging Through Iowa | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

Skocpol, who will present the change at today’s meeting of the Faculty, said she viewed the increase in summer coverage as more significant than the slight stipend boost...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Skocpol To Increase Student Funding | 12/11/2007 | See Source »

...turns out that the majority of Serbs do not share the government's views. Although recent opinion polls do show a slight increase in anti-Western sentiments, more than half of the electorate strongly supports Serbia's prospective membership in the E.U., even if the price of that means losing Kosovo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At An Impasse Over Kosovo | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...gotten better, but in addition to that they’re able to help each other more, because they know each other so well. And it shows in their results so far.” The sabre squad was not to be outdone. Winning its first seven bouts, a slight blip in the radar was capped off by a final-bout victory. Parker was the lone sabre fencer to fall, accompanied by sophomore Eva Rosenberg and freshman Alexandra Sneider’s 3-0 finishes. “The same goes for our saber fencers [as for our foil fencers...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Finishes Fall Season With Authority | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...coup against the government in 1992, has used the country’s oil wealth to fund relief programs for the poor. In the process, he has centralized power in his own hands, shutting down political opposition and some media outlets. Polls prior to the referendum hinted that a slight majority opposed the constitutional amendment. “Essentially he tried to bite off more than he could chew, and went too far away from the Venezuelan median voter in asking for what is essentially the elimination of any checks and balances on his power,” Hausmann said...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Venezualans Constrain Chavez | 12/4/2007 | See Source »

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