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.../Interscope) 3/5 Stars 50 Cent has become a one-man No Limit crew. Every month or two, he has a new single to shove down the throats of listeners, a new formulaic 16 bars guaranteed to contain the words “gat,” “hollow tips,” “paper,” and some new combination of the same four or five expletives, a new catchy four-bar hook, a new Scott Storch beat. And, apparently, we love it, because he is still selling better than any other rapper around...
...resources to programs that serve the middle class and neediest of the needy on the eve of a projected vote to provide tax benefits and breaks to the most advantaged in our society.” Moreover, the Republican Party’s sudden rediscovery of fiscal responsibility rings hollow, to say the least. The House spending bill trims four percent off the forecasted $1.6 trillion budget deficit. In a stunning juxtaposition, Congressional Republicans are also trying to pass a $70 billion tax cut bill, which overwhelmingly benefits well-off taxpayers. Even if this harsh spending bill passed Congress...
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Officially, the French state doesn't recognize minorities, only citizens of France, all of them equal under the law. But that republican ideal has seemed especially hollow over the past week as the children of impoverished, largely Muslim immigrants from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa fought running battles with police throughout the banlieues, or suburbs, to the east and north of the French capital. On Sunday night, tear gas from a police canister filled the air in a Muslim prayer hall, sending worshipers out into the street gasping for air-and enraged at an act of desecration for which...
...experts disagree about whether any laws were violated. But Gingrich's attempt to plead ignorance of the law rings hollow, particularly coming from one of the nation's top lawmakers. Also, GOPAC memos show that in 1990 attorneys warned against using charitable funds for politics. The IRS is reportedly conducting its own probe; proven violations could bring fines and jail time...