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...West Coast rappers. "Whether we accept it or not, the rap groups are a movement," says Mutulu, who is serving a 60-year sentence in a federal prison in Atlanta for his role in an armored-car robbery in 1981. "The wrath of the government has come to descend on the rap industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RHYME OR REASON? | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

Many residents who have spent all their lives in blighted urban areas have expressed resentment at ICIC initiatives, which they say descend from Harvard with a golden...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Porter's Initiative Brings Enterprise Into Inner City | 3/19/1997 | See Source »

This spring, more than 40 investment banking firms will descend upon Harvard, looking for superstars who will increase already astronomical profits...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Will Employers Pop the Resume Balloon? | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

Coincidence? We here at Dartboard are doubtful. Only time will tell. But if, upon the opening of the new building several years in the future, great swarms of locusts and frogs descend upon Cambridge, don't say we didn't warn...

Author: By David H. Goldbrenner, | Title: HAIL GATES, DARK LORD | 11/2/1996 | See Source »

...both sides, however, if the fate of the House still hangs in the balance. The Federal Election Commission has indicated that big donors who gave the maximum before the court ruling can start all over again for the runoffs. And every sort of special interest can be expected to descend on Dallas and Houston, airlifting in bales of contributions. "The amount of money that's going to be dumped into that state after the election will be awesome," says Elizabeth Wilner, who follows House races for the Cook Political Report. No doubt the next President will consider taking up temporary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WILL TEXAS PULL A HOLDUP? | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

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