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...opening of the Eighth Congressional District seat led to a frenzied Democratic primary where then-Somerville mayor Michael Capuano triumphed over nine competitors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Primary Turnout Hits Record Low; Kennedy, Robinson Win Easily | 9/20/2000 | See Source »

...MCNCDC--a city board with the authority to forbid construction--was meeting for the eighth time to discuss the project, which has been bogged down by neighborhood opposition...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Planning Board Gives OK to Revised Knafel Design | 9/19/2000 | See Source »

Junior Leann Hymas was the fastest Harvard woman on Saturday, finishing eighth with a time of just under 19 minutes. Senior Becky Gogel came in 12th at 19:15, while Brown grabbed 10 of the top 12 times...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cross Country Splits Weekend | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

Promising to "leave no child behind," Bush pledges to replicate the Texas model on a national scale. While Gore calls for voluntary tests in fourth and eighth grades, Bush would require states to test children every year from third through eighth grades or lose 5% of their federal aid. If a school turned in failing grades three years in a row, its students would receive federal vouchers for tuition at parochial or other private schools. But each state would control the content of its exams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Does Texas Make The Grade? | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Remember this scene? Your eighth-birthday party. Grandma slips you a small package. Your heart sinks: it's not a Walkman. Grandma leans in close. "It's a savings bond," she says with a wink. "It will help put you through college." That's still the way too many people plan to save for a child's education. Nearly all parents know savings bonds, and a lot have heard of education IRAs. But not nearly enough know about what could be one of the best investments for college: 529 plans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving for College | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

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