Lords of the land: the two real-estate moguls shoed that New York's family dynasties remain as carnivorous as ever

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Real estate development in New York City transitioned in the early to mid-twentieth century to the control of dynastic Jewish families from Eastern Europe. The Rudin and Milstein families became, and remain, two of the most powerful clans. The lives of scions Seymour Milstein and Lewis Rudin, both of whom died in 2001, are profiled.

Real estate developers, Obituary, Buildings and facilities, New York, New York, Milstein, Seymour, Rudin, Lewis

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Mildly ambitious

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Senator Lieberman is conservative on Democratic party issues such as tax cuts, school vouchers and defense spending. He has not joined the Bush administration's ideological center as was expected. It is suggested that he is positioning himself to run for president in 2004.

United States, Political activity, Bush, George W., Democratic Party (United States), Legislators, Lieberman, Joseph I.

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This campus is being simulated

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The Internet may transform higher education, as distance learning replaces residence-based colleges. So hope Williams College professors Mark Taylor and Herber Allen Jr. Taylor, whose Global Education Network begins selling college courses online in Feb 2001.

Massachusetts, Industry Overview, Analysis, Innovations, Product introduction, Marketing, Education, Higher, Higher education, Distance education, University extension, Extension education, Taylor, Mark, Allen Jr. Taylor, Herbert, Global Education Network

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