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...Whenever there was anything to do, they had an exam or they had a vacation or something else to do,” Slavitt says. “I don’t think I ever got one person willing to either solicit signatures or go door to door with flyers or nothing...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum and William L. Jusino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Local Politics Leave Students Cold | 10/25/2005 | See Source »

...strong results come in the run-up to Harvard’s multibillion-dollar capital campaign, as the University meets with donors to solicit gifts and discuss its priorities...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Giving to Harvard Rose in FY 2005; Best Year Since Summers’ First | 9/23/2005 | See Source »

...sexy dancer? Do you live in the N.Y. Metro Area?” the site asks. It proceeds to solicit résumés and pictures from interested applicants—to be sent to his post.harvard e-mail address...

Author: By Samuel C. Scott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For HLS Grad, a Titillating Campaign | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

Down 4-0 in her singles set, Navratilova played her home court, looking to the crowd and gesturing to solicit cheering...

Author: By Samuel C. Scott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Martinas Duel at Harvard | 7/8/2005 | See Source »

...LaRouchites' "fund raising" technique, the indictment said, consisted of approaching people in airports, shopping centers and post offices in seven cities to solicit contributions and sell subscriptions to such LaRouche publications as Fusion, New Solidarity and Executive Intelligence Review magazines. Donors were encouraged to pay with Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards. The card numbers were then recorded on what LaRouche followers called "contact cards," which listed a cardholder's name, address, telephone number and special interests. Later fund raisers used the cards to make further pitches by telephone. Some victims were called 30 times or more, often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Card Tricks: Uncovering a LaRouche scam | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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