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...Holocaust--the attempted extermination of the Jewish people by the Third Reich during the Second World War, or, as Webster's Collegiate Dictionary points out, "a sacrifice consumed by fire; a thorough destruction esp. by fire...
...heard all across the campus recently, you'd think that Harvard students heard stallions braying and trampling hooves pounding on asphalt as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse gallopped up J.F.K. Street. But their cause for alarm was actually Harvard's slip from first to third place in the annual U.S. News and World Report college rankings. Apparently, students at Stanford are also reacting hysterically to their tumble from fourth to sixth place...
...Turner head Ted Turner have a daunting task ahead of them. More than 98% of the shareholders approved the merger and they now demand strong action to finally lift the value of the stock. Since Time and Warner merged in 1990, its share price has appreciated by just one-third, seriously lagging the rest of the market. In the last six years, Disney has seen its stock rise by 130%. General Electric's has advanced by 180%. And Microsoft, while not in the same line of work as Time Warner, has pleased investors with a 1,260% jump in value...
...queen's speech will focus on attaining peace in the Middle East and the struggles third world countries currently face, according to the release...
...bring capitalism to the third world in America," urged public housing advocate and Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Mass.) last night at the Institute of Politic's ARCO Forum...