Word: repped
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...Vote. Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln has introduced a bill to stop adult websites from marketing adult pornography to children, calling for requirements that the sites verify the age of users, a new federal fund to battle child pornography and a 25% tax on Internet pornography transactions. Democratic Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois is working on legislation to provide funding to help states track child molesters through Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. A group of senators is talking about forming a "Parents Caucus" that would discuss issues central to family life. "Popular culture and society are undercutting what you're doing...
...Crow-era caricatures of African Americans. The White House objected to the philatelic stereotyping, which follows President Vicente Fox's gaffe in May that Mexicans do jobs in the U.S. that "not even blacks want." The Rev. Jesse Jackson demanded a recall of the "Sambo-type" images. But a rep at the Mexican embassy insisted the stamps are misunderstood: "Speedy Gonzlez has never been interpreted in a racial manner" in Mexico...
...Democratic proposal counters Republican plans, backed by the lending industry, to replace fixed-rate consolidation with consolidation at a variable market rate capped at 8.25 percent, which Republicans claim will save taxpayer dollars. Under committee chairman Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the Republicans have committed to “revenue-neutral” legislation, claiming Democratic plans would impose an undue burden on taxpayers...
...from New York or somebody from L.A. It's specific to the South," says U.S.C. professor Todd Boyd, author of The New H.N.I.C: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop. "A big part of hip-hop is about representing, and they want to rep their culture." The Sundance hit Hustle & Flow, about a Memphis, Tenn., pimp who wants to be a rapper, will introduce the sound to an even wider audience and ought to boost collaborators like Memphians Al Kapone and Three 6 Mafia, not to mention Ludacris, who has a pivotal role as a rapper...
...When Things Go Wrong Complaints.com www.complaints.com Come here to kvetch about a product that malfunctioned or that customer service rep that let you down, or read about other people's experiences. The site, run by Sagacity Corp., will forward your complaint letters to any business, provided you include the email address; it does not act as an advocate or mediator, only as a forum for taking your case public...