Word: weeks
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...Canada, in contrast, elections are characterized by debates on political ideology and social introspection. Because of the fear of Quebec's secession from the rest of the Confederation, a party's campaign is either a five to eight week advertisement on the virtues of Canada or a jumble of plans for the renovation of the country and the Constitution. The continuous threat posed by the separatist movement forces Canadians to think about the direction of their society at every election. It is a chance for us to pretend we all hate politics and then happily engage in arduous and arcane...
...produced in sweatshops. Sweatshops are manufacturing plants where workers are paid very little and human rights are regularly violated. In this particular report, monitors found that workers are routinely and unknowingly exposed to carcinogens, forced to work unpaid hours and often end up working 50 to 80 hours a week in order to feed themselves and their families. Child labor is common, as are forced abortions to keep women working. As in the United States, women employees often earn less than men for the same work, but that difference is lethal when even the highest paid men are earning under...
...whole theme of this last week has been bringing Americans together," Lisaius said. "It stands in stark contrast to the Gore campaign's final days of negative, attack-style politics. Our campaign continues to be positive, theirs continues to be negative. I don't think that's lost on anybody...
Carnahan died too late for his name to be removed from the ballot, so his widow, Jean Carnahan, is running in his place. In polls taken this week, Carnahan was shown to be tied with or even leading Ashcroft...
...loss was, the Crimson will happily put it behind it as they look ahead to facing Quinnipiac (13-6-1) on Wednesday. If Harvard can prevail against the Braves, the Crimson would travel to Hartford to play the Hawks in a rematch of Harvard's 2-1 loss last week...