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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...shot a chance. New Hampshire, with its small population and open primary, gave John McCain a chance to be heard, face-to-face, in more than 100 town-hall meetings. And give McCain credit for driving a stake through the Iowa caucuses by declining to take part in that sham excuse for an early test. (Roughly 4% of the voting-age population participated this year. May the caucuses rest in peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those Wonderful Primaries | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...think the FLA is a sham," said Yale senior Amanda E. Bell, one of the organizers of yesterday's rally. "We think it's a public relations ploy by corporations. We would like to see Yale take a moral stand [by withdrawing...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hundreds at Yale Rally To Protest Labor Policy | 3/1/2000 | See Source »

After getting routed in the North Country by Clarkson and St. Lawrence, the Crimson still shared first place with the Saints at 13 points. It was a sham of a claim that surely would've dissipated over the exam break as the rest of the ECAC played the up to four games in hand each team had on Harvard...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The "V" Spot: Harvard Hazed by Vermont Scandal | 1/19/2000 | See Source »

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