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...frustration with the second-tier treatment of Folk and Myth as a concentration reflects greater trouble in the mind of the average Harvard College student. But ultimately, for most of Harvard, "I enjoy what I study" does not outweigh "it's useful for the future...
Bush's closest competitor on a national scale, Arizona senator John R. McCain, has largely ignored the caucus, and has been relegated to the third tier of candidates along with Alan L. Keyes '72 and Gary Bauer, who have four percent of voters' support between them. McCain's decision not to support ethanol subsidies, which Iowa farmers rely on, has made him unpopular in the state, though the candidate claims the subsidy is unnecessarily protectionist. Bypassing Iowa has allowed McCain to spend his time and money in New Hampshire, where most polls show him tied with Bush...
Forbes is currently running third in the New Hampshire polls, just ahead of Alan L. Keyes '72, and a bit behind McCain. For the so-called "third-tier candidates," the next few weeks are make-or-break. Poor showings in New Hampshire will likely narrow the Republican field...
...what you call missing the dominant trend of our time. Half of all Americans came to own stocks in the '90s, an all-time high. Here's another gem: "The explosive coming of age of Japanese consumers, central European producers and Latin American governments lowered U.S. successes to second-tier status," the report reads. Well, whiff again. That scenario may develop in the next 10 years, but it doesn't come close to describing the decade in question...
...cold, tense machines prone to byzantine internal-code conflicts; their Apple counterparts are easygoing, intuitive open books. For very little effort, Macs provide a lot of reward. Right now, they're the only machines capable of making the Internet revolution happen for everyone, not just the techno-savvy top tier...