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Taking a comically unscientific survey of Harvard political attitudes last week—searching for each respective political preference on thefacebook.com—I obtained some very surprising results. The liberal Harvard of Rush Limbaugh’s dreams has gone the way of the Democratic wing of the Democratic party...
...APPROVED. FERNANDO POE JR., 64, Philippine film star, to run for President, by the Philippine Supreme Court; in Manila. The popular actor faced disqualification from the race, because his mother was American and not married to his father at the time of his birth in the Philippines. The latest survey by pollster Social Weather Stations shows Poe neck and neck with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ahead of the May 10 election...
This year's college graduates face a rosier jobs picture than last year's class, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which forecasts a 13% increase in hiring. A survey out last week from CollegeGrad.com reports that Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Geico Direct and the FBI, among other employers, plan more than 1,900 entry-level hires each during 2004. But predictions can overshoot reality. Overall job growth is still falling short of economists' estimates, with unemployment hovering at 5.6%. --By Barbara Kiviat
...While Democrats cheered the passage and accused George W. Bush of failing to stem the flow of jobs abroad, U.S. businesses protested. General Electric warned regulators that such protectionism could hinder its ability to cut costs and grow its business. But the message may already have been delivered: a survey released this week by U.S. executive organization TEC says 73% of American CEOs rule out offshoring over the next year, the highest rate in any country polled. With U.S. job generation sputtering - employers created just 21,000 jobs last month, one-fifth of analysts' expectations - offshoring remains...
...Their enthusiasm for public service is on display daily in political campaigns across this country, and was thrust into the national spotlight by impressive youth turnout in the Iowa caucuses and many primaries held since,” the letter reads. “In our most recent survey, 82 percent of college students reported that they are planning to vote in this election...