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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...between Pertile and Eliot also suggested that new masters have not yet been set (Eliot: "I like new masters, they are so impressionable…When are they coming? Have we got a date yet?” Pertile: “Not quite yet, I’m afraid.). Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds will be responsible for selecting Pertile and Bensted's replacements. It will be the third set of Masters she will have installed since she took office in June...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Letters From Lino | 11/28/2009 | See Source »

...power. "The government of Pakistan believes that while the President of Pakistan is in office, he has immunity from all cases brought by governments before," says presidential spokesperson Farahnaz Ispahani, and legal opinion on the issue is divided. Still, she adds, "These are accusations not convictions. He's not afraid of facing the courts again if the time comes." (See pictures of Pakistan beneath the surface...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corruption Charges Loom for Pakistan's Pro-U.S. President | 11/27/2009 | See Source »

...paltry 30% markdowns that are currently being offered. "Seeing 30% isn't going to make me shop earlier," says Laux, who adds that she'll do the bulk of her shopping in the final two weeks before Christmas if the markdowns don't come sooner. "I'm not afraid to wait," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Shopping: This Year It's a Game of Chicken | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...Dinosaurs] never went into the water in a serious way," he says. "[They] never radiated into the oceans the way mammals did after the asteroid hit." Maybe that's because dinos were simply afraid of what lurked in the waters, waiting for them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...think if you're motivated and you're not afraid to put some effort into it and maybe take a couple spills along the way, sure. It's easier to learn when you're younger because you develop a sense of balance through your youth and teenage years. But I would never discourage someone from learning how to skate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Tony Hawk | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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