In South Africa, Chinese is the New Black

A high court in South Africa ruled on Wednesday that Chinese-South Africans will be reclassified as “black,” a term that includes black Africans, Indians and others who were subject to discrimination under apartheid. As a result of this ruling, ethnically Chinese citizens will be able to benefit from government affirmative action policies aimed at undoing the effects of apartheid.

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‘The president noted that along the way the Giants vanquished a team from his home state — the Dallas Cowboys. Many Dallas fans pinned their team’s surprise playoff loss not on the Giants, but on Simpson. Seems the singer-actress was accused of being a distraction to her boyfriend, Dallas quarterback Tony Romo.

Apparently, Bush bought in.

“I’m a good sport,” Bush said at the South Lawn ceremony. “We’re going to send Jessica Simpson to the Democrat National Convention.”‘

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Governor Spitzer’s affair is over–but Ashley Dupre’s fifteen minutes have just begun! See her scandalous videos.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., in this Feb. 27, 2007 file photo. The New York Times reported Monday March 10, 2008 that Spitzer has told senior advisers that he had been involved in a prostitution ring — a stunning turn of events for a politician who built his legacy on rooting out corruption.

…prostitute identified only as “Kristen” that she should take a train from New York to Washington for an encounter with Client No. 9 (Gov. Eliot Spitzer) on the night of Feb. 13, according to an affidavit.

Lewis (allegedly connected to the high-end ring and arrested) said the client would be “paying for everything — train tickets, cab fare from the hotel and back, mini bar or room service, travel time and hotel,” the court papers said. The client paid $4,300 in cash to the service.

The prostitute, described in the complaint as a “petite, pretty brunette, 5-feet-5 inches and 105 pounds,” met the client at about 10 p.m., according to the complaint. Lewis asked Kristen how she thought the appointment went, and she said that she thought it went very well.

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Last night on “A Daily Show,” Jon Stewart mocked the coverage of the Nevada caucus and the media’s overusing the word gambling.

“Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.”
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“…I ain’t got no Visa
I ain’t got no Red American Express
We can’t go nowhere exotic
It don’t matter ’cause I’m the one that loves you best
Talk to me girl..”

-Timbaland (lyrics from “The Way I Are”)

I like the song “The Way I Are”, but when Timbaland says “Red American Express”. I wondered is there such a thing? What’s a Red American Express card?

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Gisele Bundchen for American Express Red…