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Tony Yayo Puts New Mixtape Up For Sale, Will Drop Album In June

‘It’s all about the Internet now,’ he says of selling his mixtape online, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Tony Yayo Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive You could just imagine the merch being sold on 50 Cent’s Web site, emblazoned with the slogan “What Would 50 Do?” Tony Yayo said he was inspired by the G-Unit General to put his new mixtape up for sale on the Internet. “It’s [coming out] now, available on Amazon, iTunes and all these other places — we’re rushing to put it out because of the reaction I got to my new video ‘Bullets Whistle.’ Shout-out to ThisIs50.com .

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2010: Already a bad year for China and the US

Taxing the rich passes in Oregon

By Shamus Cooke Victory! Thousands of Oregon workers fought valiantly over the past weeks to ensure that corporations and the rich will see their taxes raised, so that social services, health care, and education could be saved. Massive phone banking operations, door-to-door canvassing, and rallies were used by union and community members to educate the public about a progressive tax measure used to offset the state's dire budget situation.

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High speed rail for I-5 corridor receives big stimulus push

High speed rail for the I-5 corridor is receiving a big stimulus push which is good news for the Pacific Northwest in general and Portland -Seattle commuters in particular.

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Pussycat Dolls Are ‘Supportive’ Of Jessica Sutta’s Solo Career

‘I was always in the shadows of Nicole, so I think it’s the chance for me to come out,’ former PCD member tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Jessica Sutta Photo: Todd Williamson/WireImage Since the Pussycat Dolls announced their hiatus last year, fans have been waiting to hear what changes might be coming to the group.

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Kanye West Fires Back At Criticism Of His Fashion

‘Very few human beings are strong enough to take constant hate,’ he says on his blog of his inclusion on PETA’s worst-dressed celebrities list. By Gil Kaufman Kanye West and Amber Rose in Paris for Men’s Fashion Week Photo: Julien Hekimian/ Getty Images After months of keeping his cool, Kanye West blew up on his blog in one of his classic rants on Friday after being criticized by animal-rights organization PETA after he was pictured wearing fur during Paris fashion week.

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Ford reports first profit in four years

Ford said today it earned a profit of $2.7 billion, a stunning improvement over its historic, $14.7-billion loss in 2008, especially for a year that saw industry sales drop to their lowest level since 1982. It also marks the company's first full-year profit since 2005. Ford, which has been criticized by the UAW for reinstating merit pay and other benefits for its salaried work force, also said today that it will pay profit sharing to 43,000 eligible U.S.

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‘I forgot he was black’: Chris Matthews under fire for comment about Obama

How is this a bad thing??? MSNBC host Chris Matthews is under fire for commenting on air that President Obama has done so much to heal racial divides that “I forgot he was black” as he watched Obama's first State of the Union address Wednesday night. Matthews, who appeared on the cable network shortly after the speech, said of the president: “I was trying to think about who he was tonight.

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Bernanke Confirmed for Second Term as Fed Chief

WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke has been confirmed for a second term as head of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 70-30 on Thursday to leave Mr

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Chris Matthews on Obama: I Forgot He Was Black!

The State of the Union address by President Barack Obama Wednesday provided plenty of sound bites, but MSNBC’s Chris Matthews probably had the night’s best. Or at least the most discussed

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