Word: supportable
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With roots in education, politics, charities and television, the new members are a diverse group. But all agree that they ran for the positions on the board because they want to support the institution they feel gave so much to them...
Business School officials added that Clark also hoped to support the Institute's mission. "There were two motivators, one of which was the dean's office's desire to see the Institute get off to a good start," said Loretto F. Crane, director of communications at the Business School...
This gift to Radcliffe comes at a crucial time for the instutition, as it struggles to show that it has not lost the support of donors by merging with the University...
...trying to kill the bill without a well-publicized veto: Al Gore. "Clinton has to be careful about this," says TIME senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl. "The steel unions are very powerful, and they really want these quotas. Gore ?- and Hillary too ?- is counting on union support to win, and Clinton?s opposition is going to make them angry." It already has. The United Steelworkers of America arranged to have steelworkers descend on the Capitol today for a rally, reminding lawmakers (and law-vetoers) that global trade can affect votes. Will the Senate put West Virginia before world affairs...
STOLEN MOMENTS Most divorced fathers care deeply about their kids and pay child support. Yet 4.5 million of them say their ex-wives block them from contact with their children. While these so-called deadbolted dads say courts have turned a deaf ear to their plight, backing for them is growing. Groups like the American Coalition for Fathers & Children have been lobbying legislatures for better access and visitation laws. They also distribute manuals that teach dads their rights and offer tips on such topics as finding a good lawyer...