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...Even when the activism gained more traction, it never involved large number of students because Harvard’s administration made overtures to those affected by the Solomon Amendment...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Solomon Amendment Met With Student Apathy | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...Reform efforts are further complicated by the upcoming referendum in Ireland over the E.U.'s Lisbon Treaty: the 'no' campaign has generated remarkable traction by arguing that Ireland risks losing its generous farm subsidies if voters accept the treaty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fight Over Europe's Farm Policy | 5/20/2008 | See Source »

Still, it was hardly a straight path to the top. After struggling to get a response from several networks, the show first got traction on the Internet, where Nickelodeon execs noticed the secret ingredient that makes Yo Gabba Gabba! work: funk--lots of it. The songs are set to contagious hip-hop beats, and the animation is so retro it looks like a rave party for kids. "We have all the traditional elements, but they are repackaged in a contemporary way," says Jacobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yo Gabba Gabba! | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...American consumption and demand for energy. Campaigns of varying scale, from student-led initiatives on campuses around the country to national documentaries, are being launched to bring up the issue; major efforts, public and private, are underway to discover alternative sources of energy, and eco-friendly cars are gaining traction in an increasingly environmentally conscious society...

Author: By Shankar G. Ramaswamy | Title: The Real Inconvenient Truth | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...learned how to cultivate those in power without being defined by them. And he learned how to be different things to different people: a reformer groomed by an old-fashioned machine boss, an African American heavily financed by white liberals, a Harvard lawyer whose bootstrapping life story gained traction with white ethnics. Abner Mikva, a former federal judge and Congressman from Chicago, credits Obama with figuring out "how to appeal to different constituencies without being inconsistent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama: How He Learned to Win | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

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