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This was the latest in a series of Crimson pieces about major league baseball written solely from the point of view of a male fan. Without a doubt, sports are more popular among men than women. But in this baseball post-season, millions of women are avidly watching, refusing to be alienated by the macho culture surrounding sports. For women like me who grew up watching baseball and are independent-minded enough to ignore the stereotypes, love of the game transcends gender. Habib's fantasy of women simply waiting around until after October to get men's focus...
...strategy backfired. As the three major carriers became engaged in a bidding war for customers, the competition drove rates way down...
Upcoming renegotiations for Harvard and other schools have significant implications for the three major long-distance carriers...
...Summerall, director of college and university sales for AT&T, said his company is prepared to make major changes in contracts between the long distance carrier and the University...
...major point of contention: Controls on the movement of capital. "There's growing agreement on the need for some form of restriction on the movement of short-term 'hot money,' because its volatile movement in and out of developing countries creates massive instability," says Baumohl. That news, and the IMF's impasse, won't generate much enthusiasm on stock markets. But Baumohl reports that "there's talk, once again, that the G-7 countries and most of the European Union plan to announce a coordinated cut in interest rates by the end of the year." And that would...