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Most importantly, it would make politicians listen to a constituency that is largely ignored. Politicians can count, and they know we don't vote. But we represent the future--a very compelling interest. If we start to make politicians hear us, we may change the way they think...
...that magnified French power by combining with Germany's, may be coming unstuck. Germans firmly deny any intention to dominate Europe: Kohl's slogan is "A European Germany, Not a German Europe." But they are no longer willing to be subordinate within it. "The days when the French could count on our subservience are over," says a senior German diplomat. "And that applies to others...
...signs that those walls may be falling. Columbia Records executive Randy Jackson says 25% of the 100 or more demo tapes he receives each month now come from black rock-'n'-roll groups. And just last week hard-core rapper Ice-T released a debut album with Body Count, the new heavy-metal band he has started. Meanwhile, Little Richard, who has quit the business several times since becoming a Seventh-day Adventist minister 35 years ago, believes the time may be ripe for another comeback. "I've got what it takes to do it," he says. "If they come...
Enthusiasm for a brokered convention was apparent even before the primary. Some especially cynical New York lawmakers suggested voting for Brown as a way to embarrass Clinton and force the race to stay wide open until the convention. It was widely predicted that a sizable delegate count for brown would damage clinton enough to make a convention-drafted candidate a viable possibility...
...Body Count will prove that it is not simply "Ice-T's band--it is a flexible weapon from the inner city that has given rock fans one of the top 20 albums of 1992. Ice-T should think about making this...