Minaj fans dismayed by her post-"Super Bass" turn toward pop will be cheered up by the red-meat hip-hop here.

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In prison the unloved Erich Mielke was said to be cheered up when he was provided with a disconnected red telephone with which he could talk to imaginary agents.

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It would be the only time he cheered the nation up.

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But the decision in the Andersen case has cheered lawyers and bosses, and not only those who might be up to no good.

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Given the costs of break-up, evidence of progress towards resolving the crisis, however inelegant, is to be cheered.

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