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...Matthews, whom Rotunno calls a “Jane of all trades,” is still keeping the future in mind, saying she hopes to parlay the magazine’s success into a career producing films.Regardless of the future, Matthews and her team are eager to get their work out to the people. As she recently proclaimed to her staff, “I will go and throw this magazine off the Empire State Building if I have...
...Akon sings from inside a jail cell on “Tired of Runnin’,” which is probably his best expression of futility. The “thug who wants to make good” is a mantle that many rappers have been only too eager to take up, but Akon knows that if you’ve already been caught, it’s too late. Some of the beats on “Konvicted” are horribly saccharine (“Never Took the Time” is unlis-tenable), but Akon?...
...Democratic legislation as an opportunity to change the terms of debate. Frequently apt to learn the wrong lessons from elections, and eager to interpret any gains as a sign of support for big government, Democrats will use their momentum to try to create and expand a host of government programs at taxpayer expense. Republicans should wait for the House to pass several such programs and then expose not only the proposals themselves but also the impact that they will have on the deficit and on taxes. Once we reestablish ourselves as the party of fiscal conservatism, we will regain...
...G.O.P. Senators said they were eager to have Lott back in the leadership, as he's known as a clever back-room dealer and tactician on the Senate floor, which operates through a bizarre, complicated rules that at times outgoing Majority Leader Bill Frist didn't seem to understand. "He's the most effective leader I know," said Arizona's John McCain, who has won Lott's support for his likely presidential bid. Minnesota's Norm Coleman called Lott "the master of the Senate...
...China's coastal cities. And the repressive political climate under the communists' monopoly on power creates a certain social stability, and the new government led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has vowed to continue opening up the economy. Most of all, Vietnam's people are hard-working and eager for a better life. "I see a passion and a desire to succeed here that's similar to the Chinese," says Rick Howarth, Intel's new general manager in Vietnam...