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Capitol Lens | 2 cents from 50 Cent

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By Tom Williams
Posted June 5, 2024 at 3:49pm

Rapper and businessman Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is greeted by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at the Capitol on Wednesday after Jackson and his attorney Ben Crump met with congressional leaders about increasing minority representation in the multibillion-dollar luxury spirits industry.

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