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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...explains what the retrieval process is," Pinkerton said. "That's the point [when] we get a lot of attrition." Egg donors take hormones to boost their egg production before undergoing minor surgery to have the eggs removed...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Egg-Seeking Ad Attracts Nearly 30 Harvard Applicants | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...plan, details of which leaked out over the weekend before the official announcement on Tuesday. And lastly -- in a signal to both Republicans and Democrats to come to the Social Security and Medicare negotiating table -- the President said extra money could be used to fund some tax relief and boost some domestic and military spending. "The surplus is turning out to be a gift from the gods," says TIME business senior editor Bill Saporito. But the politicians still need to be cautious, he adds. "Sooner or later, we will run into a recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forget Powerball, This Is the Big One | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

...coalition, work with the Democrats and generally conduct himself in a way that offered a perfect contrast to the eye gouging going on in Washington. Together Bush and his coalition would pass the biggest tax cut in the state's history, reform its tort-liability system and boost reading scores enough to give him bragging rights on a national scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Chose George Bush? | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

Disney shareholders could sure use the boost that a Net tracking stock would bring. Weakened home-video sales and a slowdown in merchandise licensing in the midst of Star Wars mania have hurt earnings; Disney stock is down 25% from its 52-week high. High costs for NFL games for ABC and start-ups such as Animal Kingdom and the Disney Cruise Lines have all pinched the bottom line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the Mouse Click on the Net? | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...Katz, a candidate for mayor in Philadelphia, makes a living arranging financing for new stadiums around the country. They've provided a boost to the municipal psyche in places like Baltimore, Md., and Cleveland, Ohio, he says. But from an economic standpoint, he admits, "I don't think you can make a good case for the level of subsidy that's gone into professional sports in this country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money For Stadiums But Not For Schools | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

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