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...four years and I wouldn't trade it for the world. The music was great, but the people were better," she added...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Choral Society: 'If It Hadn't Been for Choral': RCS at 100 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

Founded in 1899 by Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Radcliffe's first president, RCS now boasts more than 70 members who sing at Harvard, throughout the country and around the world...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Choral Society: 'If It Hadn't Been for Choral': RCS at 100 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

There is however, a rational behind revoking Glass-Steagall. The Act weakened American banks vis vis foreign financial institutions, which, unrestricted by Glass-Steagall, were often able to out-muscle American banks. This explanation holds little water. Considering the fact that our economy is currently the motor powering the world's finances, America's financial status while Glass-Steagall was active was hardly in jeopardy. The real reason behind the end of Glass-Steagall is the government's current emphasis on a strong national economy...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Rising Tide Sinks Small Ships | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...than they did in the '70s. While the country's wealth has risen dramatically, the working class is actually worse off, disproving the theory that the rising tide lifts all boats. The yachts are cruising along quite well; the rowboats are steadily taking in water. While we boast the world's richest man, our national literacy rate is one of the worst among developed nations...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Rising Tide Sinks Small Ships | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...wrath for people his own size. He almost never unleashes on his staff, which is why his office is known for its low turnover. (Two of his top aides have been with him 15 years.) But behind McCain's outbursts is perhaps a more troubling tendency to see the world in stark good-vs.-evil terms, even when the issue is more complicated than that. "I have always had this acute sense of right and wrong," McCain told TIME. "All my life I have been offended by hypocrisy." His approach to many legislative issues can sometimes resemble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: In This Corner... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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