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...rival in a hip-hop battle show on BET told JIN to "leave rap alone and keep making fortune cookies." But last week the Miami-born son of Chinese immigrants became the first Asian-American rapper to release an album on a major label. On The Rest Is History, Jin plays off his roots in a way that has sparked controversy among Asian Americans. He calls himself "the original Chinky-eye M.C." and raps about labor abuses ("The sneakers on your feet cost 100 a pop/ My people get 15˘ a day in sweatshops") and interracial dating...
Even political pros are hedging their bets on the outcome of a presidential horse race that shifts almost daily. But one prophecy has been surprisingly confident: that of the online futures market, where thousands of people bet real money on the race. The major exchanges--the Iowa Electronic Markets and Intrade--have, on average, given Bush about a 60% chance of winning since September. While some say the markets are too small to be clairvoyant (only $8 million has been traded in the Bush contract at Dublin-based Intrade, the largest market), they have impressive records. Since 1988, the Iowa...
Barro said he has bet that President Bush will win Pennsylvania—but he bets with his head, not his political leanings...
...think that’s promising for us,” said Lauren K. Truesdell ’06, spokeswoman for the Harvard Republican Club. “Because no one’s going to bet on someone if they don’t actually think they’re going...
BEST PUNCH: Called the video "outrageous and disrespectful," saying "It is one thing to spoof, but it is another to be demeaning and insensitive." Had it pulled from rotation on BET...