Word: dozen
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...money sloshing around, Russians are bound to keep coming to Londongrad. Although the Litvinenko death has created a chill among government critics in Russia, London's go-go exiles don't seem too worried. Zograb Nalbandian, London correspondent for the Russian newspaper Trud, says he has spoken to a dozen members of the Russian diaspora. "No one thinks the regime is going to run after them here." That may be true. But it still might be wise for some of London's Russians to watch their sushi...
...problem with the UC as it is currently structured is that it tries to bring together three dozen elected politicians to work as both bureaucrats and administrators. Brian and his running mate Morgan C. Wimberly ’08 are running a campaign simply to highlight the inefficiencies in this hopelessly flawed system during the one time of the year that the school is focused on the various problems with and solutions for our student government—election season...
...this end, Ali and Eddie believe in harnessing the power of the entire student body rather than the three dozen members of the UC. Through dialogue with student groups and informal conversations with peers and faculty, Ali and Eddie will work with the members of the Harvard community to bring about lasting change. It is this grassroots mobilization that forms the core of their vision; and it has already begun...
...boom of fireworks and the blare of high-volume slogans from a pair of loudspeaker trucks, Chen Chu storms into the Chukuang Market. Her curly afro is clearly visible in front of her two dozen supporters as she plows past the rows of parked scooters, the squid cooking on outdoor grills, and the children riding in circles on a miniature electric train. Chen, 56, a veteran activist and former political prisoner, is running for mayor of Taiwan's second-largest city, Kaohsiung - and tonight she appears intent on shaking the hand of every hotpot eater, bra seller and pachinko player...
...thinking about winning the Democratic presidential nomination and you're not already on a first (Hillary) or last name (Obama) basis with millions of Americans, it won't be easy. You have to find a compelling personal story or policy idea to distinguish yourself from at least a half dozen other similar politicians. Then, you need to sell that story convincingly to the news media, to experienced political talent you want on your staff and, most importantly, to the deep-pocketed money men or the emerging Netroots who can help you raise upwards of $20 million to run a competitive...