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...your popular YouTube videos, you performed a rap about the campaign. Do you think you could freestyle a little right now? MG: To tell you the truth I can’t. I do it under the direction...
...possibility of such a radical transformation is very real. Egypt will soon reach an important crossroads regarding fundamentalism. Current president Hosni Mubarak turns 80 this year, and there is speculation that he will soon step down. In 2005, the Egyptian government passed a referendum that allowed for the popular election of a new leader after this happens. His son, Gamal Mubarak, seems a likely candidate for the popular election, but he is strongly opposed by many fundamentalists for his secularism. The Mubaraks have also been harshly criticized for attempting to install a dynasty in Egypt, passing on power...
River House residents, say goodbye to Hemenway. Faculty of Arts and Sciences officials announced yesterday new upgrades for the Malkin Althetic Center (MAC), perhaps making the trek to the Law School’s popular Hemenway Gymnasium a thing of the past. The MAC, located at 39 Holyoke St., got a face lift this past October updating its century-old infrastructure. By the end of spring break, officials said, new treadmills, elliptical machines, and stationary bicycles will be added, each featuring its own satellite television screen—the reason many undergraduates make the trip to the Law School...
...been felled by scandal. Disdain for the governor's bellicosity was the one thing that united both parties in New York's fractious state government. His successor is Lt. Governor David Paterson - Spitzer's diametric opposite. With his mellow voice, humor and self-deprecation, Paterson has become a popular speaker in New York's political circles. "He has a winning personality," says State Senator Bill Perkins, a Democrat whose 30th District seat Paterson used to occupy. "He's very funny, very witty, and he makes an effort to not just get the job done but to make people comfortable." According...
...their first chance to express themselves since the President's approval rating went into free fall. Even before Sunday's results, many conservative candidates had sought to disassociate their campaigns from the increasingly unpopular President. Several removed references to Sarkozy and even the name of his Union for a Popular Majority (UMP) party from their campaign posters and literature, and many declined presidential offers to stump on their behalf...