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...Character Sketch: Hillegass loved books; he felt strongly that his booklets should be used to enhance students' reading experiences, not take the place of reading the books themselves. Throughout his ownership of the company, Hillegass inserted a signed note into each Cliffs Notes booklet: "A thorough appreciation of literature allows no shortcuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye, Mr. Cliffs Notes | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...administration’s announcement does not end the issue, at least while the committee’s membership and timetable are not yet fixed. In order to provide the most thorough study of the issue, in contrast to the first Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Policies, the proposed Mills Plus committee should include as official members professors, workers and students. Faculty members from various disciplines will be able to provide expertise on all aspects of the living wage question, including economic, sociological, moral and historical issues. The committee’s investigative work would also be helped by participation...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A New Look at the Living Wage | 5/3/2001 | See Source »

...same thing as a successful start to an administration. As in the presidential debates, Bush is gaining a great deal of support simply because public expectations were so minimal to begin with. The end of a president’s first 100 days is a traditional time for a thorough examination and evaluation of the newcomer. This should be no less stringent an investigation because the nation’s worst fears about our new president have not been realized. Bush should, as I am sure all would agree, be judged as harshly as any other president. In the wake...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: Beating Around the Bush | 5/1/2001 | See Source »

...PRESIDENT: This is - I think - I just strongly disagree. We've made some offers. The facts are not - the facts are just not that - those are not the facts. I think a thorough investigation will see that from that point in time, the Bush administration has made several offers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George W. Bush Interview: 'My Job Is to Set Priorities' | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

...Brazilian president Henrique Cardoso wasn't standing anywhere near Bush at that moment. Brazil, to put it simply, is the head of the skeptics. Mercosur, the South American trading bloc, isn't as thorough a free-trade area as NAFTA, and is beset with internal squabbles. But they have their pride. When Brazil hears Bush talk about three competing world trade zones, it wonders whether South America wouldn't be better off as a fourth leg - doing, as it is now, a nice little business with Europe as well as North America - rather than living in the NAFTA shadow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summit Wrap-up: Three Amigos, and Some Issues | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

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