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With a budget deficit estimated to set a new record—to the tune of $300 billion—Bush remains stubbornly fixated on pleasing the wealthy. The President’s overly simplistic economic arguments called for a 10-year, $674 billion tax-cut plan that he believes will stimulate the economy. A central focus of his new tax cuts to bolster growth is the elimination of taxes on stock dividends paid to investors. But because stock owners are disproportionally wealthy, under this new proposal, the richest one percent of Americans would be granted more tax relief than...
This year’s trip to the Killer P’s comes earlier than usual for Harvard, who may be rusty after a 20-day layoff. But the timing could prove to be a blessing in disguise. Save for a tune-up win over Division III Ursinus this week, Princeton (6-7) is also coming off an extended break for exams. Penn (8-5), meanwhile, stumbled through the first half of last year’s Ivy slate and has been inconsistent in the early portion of its schedule this year. Star forward Ugonna Onyekwe is coming...
...Idol, its offshoot American Idol in the U.S. (also a hit) and the current Germany Seeks the Superstar, which drew almost 7 million viewers to its most recent episode and gives up nothing in schmaltz to the U.S. version. A recording of the show's 10 finalists singing a tune called We Have a Dream has sold more than 250,000 copies...
...Percentage who say they will tune in just for the commercials...
...have complained for years about the damage that CD pirates do to their business in China. By some estimates, more than 90% of the CDs sold on the mainland are illegal copies. Intellec-tual-property theft is just part of a global music-piracy problem that combined with rampant tune trafficking over the Internet is cramping sales. After a drop in 2001 of 5% in terms of value and 6.5% in units, global music sales plunged a further 9.2% and 11.2% respectively in the first half...