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...that poor people just need a kick up the backside to break out of poverty," says Reitemeier. And while skin color doesn't determine social class, darker-skinned Britons are likely to be less well off than their paler counterparts. Around 40% of people from ethnic minorities are poor - twice the rate for white Britons...
...Sutton Trust, an educational charity, found that children from poorer homes who were given scholarships to fee-paying schools dramatically outperformed their peers at state schools. They also went on to out-earn them, with almost a fifth attaining salaries of over $140,000 a year, more than twice the proportion from state schools...
...like the mayor, a scion of a powerful Michigan political family. In an interview with TIME Monday, Cockrel said that as long as Kilpatrick remains in office with the charges pending, "it will have an impact on how we're viewed around the world, by people who'll think twice about doing business in our city." Cockrel voted in favor of the city council resolution seeking Kilpatrick's resignation. Asked today if he plans to run for mayor next year, Cockrel said, "I haven't ruled...
...displayed a graph of the unilateral increase in Soviet intermediate-range missiles aimed at Europe, noting the pledges made by Kremlin leaders at each point in their buildup. Critics claimed he did not make clear how the comparisons compelled precisely the spending increase that Reagan proposed, rather than one twice as big or one half the size, since the President was essentially contending the military budget should have nothing to do with the nation's ability to afford the spending...
...Harvard men’s hockey team (16-12-4) has already narrowly topped Cornell twice this season, but the Crimson is disregarding the past tonight, counting not on its past success against the Big Red, but instead on the brilliant play of those who have carried the team thus far this year. With a trip to the Bank of America ECAC Hockey Championship on the line tonight in Albany, N.Y., Harvard’s challenge is simple: outscore the No. 20 Big Red (18-13-3) or go home. For Crimson hockey, already predisposed to view competition against...