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...News & World Report rankings—which have been published since 1983—have drawn ire from a number of sources...
...current hubbub over indecency poses a direct challenge to that brand strength, as the artist Akon recently discovered. While performing in Trinidad, Akon was videotaped dancing suggestively with a fan who was later revealed to be only 14. The video attracted the ire of conservatives like Bill O'Reilly. In the wake of the controversy, Akon's tour sponsor, Verizon, removed all ringtones featuring his work and retracted its sponsorship. The message was clear: Hip-hop needs a new and improved product...
...Scott Jennings, at the tender age of 29, became the latest sacrificial lamb the White House has sent up to answer questions about the controversial firings of eight U.S. Attorneys last year. Or, rather, not answer questions, but sit in the hearing room and meekly absorb the ire and frustration of the panel's Senators, Democrats and Republicans alike...
...Indeed, the current screen sensation Sorry, I Got Your Wife Pregnant, showing in several major cities, has yet to provoke the ire generated by Kiss Me Quick, yanked from screens because of its supposedly racy title. Yet, the notion of adultery in Sorry seems not to have upset the censors. "We allowed it because the wife was actually separated from the husband," explains Titie Said, the 72-year-old head of the Film Censorship Board. "We have guidelines, but if we cut everything we want a lot of films would be pretty short...
...presentation, Chris Conklin, Harvard’s traffic consultant from Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., outlined multiple options for how Harvard’s workers would access and exit the construction site. One of the access plans utilizes existing roads close to neighbors’ homes, a proposition that drew ire from some residents. Additionally, local residents worried about how they would discern whether cars parked on neighborhood streets belong to residents or construction workers. “We can’t police people’s cars,” said Task Force member Mary Helen Black in response...