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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...meeting focused on the Corporation because group members said the Corporation is responsible for effectively reducing the wages of Harvard janitors, guards and kitchen workers by deciding to contract them from other companies instead of hiring them directly...

Author: By Anne K. Kofol, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Living Wage Advocates May Target Harvard Corp. in Future Protests | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

...behind closed doors, the man typically referred to as the "mild-mannered Midwesterner" proved just as fiercely partisan as his predecessors. He quickly managed to unify his party against the 1995 "Republican Revolution"--stopping dead a series of Contract with America bills that had sailed through the House. When Dole griped about the way he stalled Republican initiatives by tacking on unrelated amendments, Daschle retorted, "Welcome to the Senate, Senator Dole." Even West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd, who had opposed Daschle's initial ascent to leader, renominated him for the post in 1996. Said he: "I was totally wrong about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: TOM DASCHLE, SENATE MINORITY LEADER: Partisan from the Prairie | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...Early in the game, RZA convinced his fellow rappers that if they put their solo careers on hold, they'd share in a giant pot of gold via the vagaries of corporate synergy. He was right. The Wu-Tang brand blossomed under an unprecedented 1993 contract the band signed with Loud Records (Sony owns a 49% stake) that allowed each member to branch into solo projects on other labels. Every few years the group pulls together for an album, thus raising each member's visibility and bolstering the branding strength of Wu-Tang, Inc. They then launch a new crop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remaking Wu | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

...chances of major negative side effects from the flu vaccine are rare. And even if you do manage to contract the flu after receiving the vaccination, it will likely be a milder case, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of course, the vaccine isn't a perfect safeguard, and students should still rest and maintain healthy lifestyles to avoid the illness...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Fighting the Flu | 11/15/2000 | See Source »

PAUL HARVEY Octogenarian radio host signs $100M contract. Bigger than Rush. Talk about a goood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Nov. 13, 2000 | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

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