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...occupier will retain its bases.' MUQTADA AL-SADR, Shi'ite cleric, on why Iraq's parliament should reject a security pact with...
...concept that concludes it is better to let 10 criminals free than to kill one innocent person—it seems wrong to risk taking an innocent life. But the larger question might be: Is the death penalty even an ineffective deterrent? In fact, experts on criminology tend to reject such notions as a flawed understanding of being tough on crime versus evidence-based reasoning about what works. Lawrence Sherman—Professor of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania—explained in an article for The Daily Pennsylvanian: “There’s no evidence that...
...some flowers, open up some doors / She needs tampons, homie, go to the store.”But MURS spends too much time proving his worthiness at the expense of the album’s message. While it’s refreshing to hear a person reject the misogynistic hip-hop image, he sacrifices too much of his “eclectic eccentricity” (touted in “Lookin’ Fly”) for conventional tropes. In spite of his best efforts, MURS’ shit is not as raw as his moniker promises.Of course, in response...
...that, there appeared little movement toward international coordination. On Monday Germany reaffirmed its determination not to participate in France's plan for a Europe-wide bank bailout plan, modeled on the U.S.'s $700 billion effort. Without Germany's participation, no such plan can proceed. "The Chancellor and I reject a European shield," German Social Democrat Finance Minister Peer Steinbruck told German radio on Monday in reference to the plan, "because we as Germans do not want to pay into a big pot where we do not have control and where we do not know where German money might...
...give the money in smaller installments, beginning with $250 billion, still a monumental sum. For a hasty plan to fix the economy with $700 billion of US taxpayers’ money, this was a hasty modification on Congress’s part. Congress should not be afraid to reject Paulson’s flawed plan, as they fortunately have just done in a close 228 to 205 vote. This highlights Paulson’s incompetence to fix an economy that floundered under his oversight. Risking $700 billion and potentially over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money is enough incentive...