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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"To appeal to the youth vote you have to convince them you're willing to change the way government works," said Senator Fred Thompson (R--Tenn) who, in his 1994 run for the Senate, saw young voters turn in out in droves to support his candidacy.

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: McCain Courts Young Republicans | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

While council members ostensibly run for their seats on the council, in some districts--such as Dunster House this year--there are more available seats than there are candidates willing to fill them, and so the election to the council itself becomes little more than a formality.

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Campaign Season Pumps Up UC Presidential Candidates | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

Family is a complicated question for a consultant. When a parent/spouse is out of town for an average of four days and three nights per week, they must make some pretty significant compromises. Tom, who has a daughter, and Mike, who is married, both assure me that happy families and...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Consulting Consultants | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

Since this is Clinton - whose public passions notoriously tend toward the convenient - and since he is on the record as a vociferous promoter of free trade, the hand-wringing over labor and environmental raises the question: Are the President's concerns genuine or merely politically expedient? "A lot of Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Walks a Fine Line in Seattle | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

But not convincing enough that we're willing to buy Jewel tickets, or dig a fallout shelter, or buy a round trip to Tahiti. Bad math notwithstanding, Americans are remarkably blase about Y2K. "Sarah, Plain & Tall," whooped "Y2K: The Movie" before Thanksgiving. Millennium-themed advertisements are almost universally regarded as...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Despite the Hype, Y2K Mania Falls Flat | 11/30/1999 | See Source »

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