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...Undoubtedly some of the returnees were secretly thinking about their next break, as the workload has become heavier since last session. Reid has said senators will be expected for votes five days a week - an unheard-of time commitment under G.O.P. rule. And under Reid's new schedule, Congress won't even get its first recess for seven weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats Enjoy Their Big Day | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

Jackson said that visa issues come up once in a while and that it was not unheard of for a visa to be denied. She added it was the first time that she could recall a North Korean diplomat coming to Harvard for a speech...

Author: By Cyrus M. Mossavar-rahmani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: North Korean Speaker Barred | 11/21/2006 | See Source »

Katharine Johnson, a senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has two big decisions to make. The first is typical for a college student: Where to go to graduate school? The second is practically unheard of: Which convent to enter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Choice Between Dating and Devotion | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...emotional exposition are left unexploited by unimaginative direction. The show’s opening 20 minutes comprise a series of one-on-one conversations, during which the cast’s other 17 members stand blankly on stage. I found myself wishing for some kind of background interaction, some unheard whisper or small gesture. Instead, the cast turned itself into a set piece.I was also surprised that the choreography (by Mimi B. Owusu ’07, Chrissy M. Fitzgerald ’07, and Megan M. Powell ’08) is so muted. “A Chorus...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Actors Kick Over Shortcomings in ‘Chorus Line’ | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

...appeals court, though, took the novel but not unheard-of position that the law required it to think of Brown as essentially an idiot, or in legal terms, "the least sophisticated debtor." Viewed this way, Brown could easily have understood the letter as a threat to sue. She now gets the chance to prove her claim that the Card Service Center almost never sues and, therefore, the letter was deceptive. If she wins, she and other members of the class can recoup whatever losses they actually suffered (compensation for a job lost, say, or a mortgage application rejected because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sue Up or Shut Up! | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

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