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...agreement at Camp David in which the Palestinians renew their renunciation of violence would be as meaningless as the one in '93. As a former U.S. ambassador to Israel once said to me, What do you expect? Violence is the one means they have to redress their grievances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Deal, or No Deal | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...says they offered her meaningless talk. So Melissa made no more appointments with 5 Linden...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hard Choices | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...many here, I'm sure, have noticed that there is a tendency to dismiss all that is not done in the pursuit of "higher learning." In other words, at Harvard, sports are deemed unimportant, uninteresting and, at best, meaningless...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: That's a RAP: Complete Your Harvard Experience by Appreciating Athletics | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

During the 1990 census, a million was a meaningful number. Due to a Michigan state law which has since been revoked, Detroit stood to lose state funding if its population dropped below a million. Since then, a million has become meaningless symbol of greatness akin to being the home of the world's tallest thermometer (that proud distinction belongs to Baker...

Author: By Allison A. Melia, | Title: Being More Than Just A Census Number | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

...unfairness of the exemption. The Senate bill would permit bankruptcy filers to retain up to $100,000 in equity in their home. Any amount over that would go to creditors. The House bill would allow homeowners to retain up to $250,000 in equity. But that cap would be meaningless, since any state could opt out of it under the bill. Key members of Congress are on record as saying there will be no bill that limits the exemption...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Money & Politics: Who Gets Hurt?: Soaked By Congress | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

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