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Rolling Stone gives it three stars and says "believe it or not, his album is a genuinely rocking detention-room blowout, a spew of motormouthed microwaved teen rebellion upholding the noble legacy of Twisted Sister" (Rob Sheffield).
Scott Shuger explained that "Senate Republican leaders are feeling their oats over yesterday's Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 209 and are suggesting that Lee and any other future nominees to the post will face a tough new standard on affirmative action."
Selectivity in approaching issues of human rights and self-determination is a long-standing American trait, al-Husseini said, adding that "its resolve in Kosovo perhaps has more to do with upholding the credibility of NATO as its 50 th anniversary approaches, and to ensure that Washington's leadership of the alliance does not appear weak."
The Los Angeles Times puts this development just above the fold, but leads with the California Supreme Court's ruling upholding the admissibility of DNA evidence, provided prosecutors show that correct procedures were used.
This represents a small but telling victory for those Democrats--I call them Money Liberals--for whom getting cash to the poor, not upholding the work ethic, is the most important thing.