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Jul 23, 2008 -
I don't know how many women I've talked to that say they'll engage in oral sex with a guy no problem, but if they're going to have sex, they make him get tested first. Um, hello?! For all those ladies out there with that mindset, I have four words for you — Gonorrhea of the Throat.
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Dec 19, 2008 -
If Mark Felt never came forward as Deep Throat in 2005, today would have been the day we found out that he was the secret source who provided information to the Washington Post about Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate. Journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein said they would withhold his identity until the day he died. Take this quiz to find out what you know about the man whose identity was the best kept secret in America for 30 years.
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Oct 20, 2009 -
This sobering CNN video takes us into one of only a dozen women's shelters in Kabul, Afghanistan. According to nongovernmental agencies, 90 percent of Afghan women are victims of domestic abuse.
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One woman is at the shelter trying to escape 15 years of abuse from her husband for not being able to conceive a child.
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Sep 14, 2009 -
Anger in tennis is not without precedent: Jimmy Connors and John "Superbrat" McEnroe were criticized for their oncourt outbursts at linespeople when they didn't agree on a call; they were also beloved for their passion. But a couple days ago at the US Open when Serena Williams disputed a call by getting in the linesperson's face and allegedly telling her she wanted to shove a tennis ball down her throat, some people didn't think that her punishment was enough.
Williams was fined the on-site maximum $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $500 for racket abuse, and her action caused her the match point.
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Aug 27, 2009 -
The argument that a woman who does sex work cannot be raped did not sway a jury in West Virginia. This week, the jury convicted Thomas H. Gravely of multiple counts of sexual assault on three prostitutes.
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May 26, 2009 -
I know a very smart, independent, tomboyish 5-year-old who is enthralled by the idea of being a princess. It was Fiona from the Shrek films that got her hooked.
Girls have always loved playing with dolls and pretending they're princesses, but it appears to be crammed down their throats even more now by toy manufacturers and movie studios.
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Apr 16, 2009 -
"I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ, cutting everybody's throat. You see a 19-year-old-boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is in your bed with your wife . .
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Mar 10, 2009 -
When a woman points to a man and says she is 100 percent certain that he broke into her college apartment, put a knife to her throat, and raped her, the justice system works to put the monster behind bars. But Jennifer Thompson, who said just that, was mistaken, and her misidentification sent an innocent man to jail for 11 years. Even though Jennifer said she memorized her rapists face and voice, Ronald Cotton was finally released after DNA exonerated him.
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Dec 19, 2008 -
- President Bush announced a $17.4 billion rescue package for the automakers that would let them to avoid bankruptcy. The plan also leaves many big decisions for the Obama administration. — Wall Street Journal
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Dec 15, 2008 -
The Supreme Court declined to go light on tobacco industry today, ruling 5-4 that plaintiffs can sue the companies for deceptively advertising "light" cigarettes. While the court did not decide whether tobacco companies did anything wrong, today's decision means that smokers have a chance to prove that by using the terms "light" and "lowered tar" the companies violated a Maine state law against fraudulent advertising.
The tobacco companies unsuccessfully argued that federal cigarette-labeling laws, which bar additional state regulation “based on smoking and health,” preempted the Maine fraud statute.
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