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...immigration politician Pim Fortuyn now controls the municipal council of a city in which more than half the population is of non-Dutch origin. Two weeks ago its leaders said the city would start demanding that newcomers speak decent Dutch and have a job paying 20% more than the minimum wage. The council has requested a four-year moratorium on settling more political refugees in the city, and has vowed to stop building low-rent housing to restore "long-term balance" to the Netherlands' second city. The center-right Dutch government, while keen to decrease immigration, has signaled its opposition...
...Griffin slides into his seat in the production truck alongside the director. He keeps his comments to a minimum during the hour-long show because he thinks Matthews performs best when he goes off script...
There is no easy setting in Manhunt. Most video games have a go-easy-on-me mode suitable for little kids or work-weary older people looking to do some butt kicking with a minimum of effort. But Manhunt (for PlayStation 2; $49.99) doesn't have one--just medium and hard. Only in Manhunt, medium and hard are called Fetish and Hardcore. Somewhere in here, you should have figured out that Manhunt, a new game from Rockstar North, the team that created the controversial and wildly popular Grand Theft Auto series, is not for children...
Should Congress pass the AIDS funding bills currently before it, the Bush administration will donate a minimum of $2.4 billion to the fight against AIDS in 2004. Yes, $2.4 billion does not fulfill the president’s $3 billion annual pledge. But given the costs of ongoing military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, it’s hardly a pittance. Moreover, it’s a significant increase over previous U.S. anti-AIDS spending and a strong foundation on which to build...
Teachers and school officials cheat in administering standardized tests in a minimum of 4 to 5 percent of elementary school classrooms, Harvard researchers recently reported...