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...McCain-Kennedy Bill crucially offers a path to citizenship for those who have been in the U.S. for more than two years, while still deterring future would-be illegals. Illegal immigrants would have to get a temporary work visa, pay a $2,000 fine, pay back taxes, undergo a background check, learn English, and work for several more years before applying for citizenship. We support this compromise approach, which both acknowledges the illegality of the action and also allows for a pragmatic end to the situation and eventual citizenship. Without the goal of citizenship, temporary work visas would create...
...Humala's seemingly contradictory faces reflect in many ways his colorful, complicated background, and they are the reason many of his critics on both the left and the right still don't entirely trust him. Unlike other like-minded leftist politicians in South America, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and recently elected Evo Morales in Bolivia, Humala doesn't come from humble beginnings. His father, who is the founder of an ultranationalist, neo-Marxist movement that preaches the superiority of indigenous Indian Peruvians over the country's descendants of the Spanish and promotes violence against those lighter-skinned elite, raised...
...singles, “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want” and “Pon de Replay.” Gone are the beach scenes, the DJs, and the Caribbean backing track. In fact, this video is shot against an erratic monochromatic background, features few choreographed dance scenes, and a thundering beat that is an obvious appropriation of Soft Cell’s eighties hit “Tainted Love.” As a result, Rihanna’s choreography in “S.O.S” pales in comparison...
...school funk workouts. The album’s lead single, “Fury,” is vintage purple-funk: Prince’s wailing guitar takes center stage, a gospel organ provides counterpoint to the melody, and a flesh and blood drummer keeps sick time in the background.“Get On the Boat”, the album’s closer, does “Fury” one better in the funk department. Prince channels the spirit of James Brown and delivers a gritty call-and-response vocal performance over the jazzy stylings...
...This is a startling statistic, adding up to over 209,880 victims of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault in 2004, according to the 2004 National Crime Victimization Survey. These attacks occur under many different circumstances and against a variety of different people of all backgrounds, ages, and classes. But in this case, the issues of background and class are secondary to the crime itself. The Duke players are innocent until proven guilty—not the other way around. The entire team, university, and city are facing unreasonable scrutiny for the alleged actions of a few. The sensationalism brought...