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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...Communist Team soon discovered, money was short. Despite holding onto prized properties, they consistently lacked the money to build new hotels, since they had to cover costs of three members, who quite unsurreptitiously landed on well-built properties...

Author: By James L. Wu | Title: The Meaning Behind Monopoly | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...sure, the filibuster is not, in principle, a bad idea. In an era of hyper-partisanship and 24-hour news cycles, even a legislative body as inherently deliberative as the Senate is in need of some sort of braking mechanism, for when those built into a system of checks and balances don’t suffice...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: Tyranny of the Minority | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Whitesides discussed how the application of simple problem-solving methods can be used to work out complex problems. Citing the examples of cathedrals built of individual stones and the binary code that allows for computers and the Internet, Whitesides urged attendees to seek simple solutions to their complicated questions...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Thinks Big (West Coast Edition) | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...She’s never one to boast about her career,” Buesser said. “It means something to be a Harvard hockey player. She’s built a program that is truly respected. It’s very much because of what she’s done and how she coaches...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women’s Hockey Splits As Playoff Chase Tightens | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...specially outfitted 747 used an onboard laser beam last week to shoot down a missile for the first time. It was, perhaps just as significantly, a flying military-industrial complex all by itself. Boeing (the nation's third-biggest defense contractor) built the plane that carried the laser (built by Northrop Grumman, the nation's second biggest defense contractor) that was aimed by Lockheed Martin (the nation's biggest defense contractor). It took the three companies 14 years (eight more than expected) and $4 billion ($3 billion more than anticipated) to finally shoot down the fake enemy missile over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Wars Boosters Fired Up by Laser Show | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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