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Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)

AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.

Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot (AP)
AP - Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was a straight-A nursing student when she abruptly left Colorado last fall with her 6-year-old son and turned up in Ireland, where her parents say she was arrested this week in an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist.

NBC's Special Victims (Brent Bozell III)
Brent Bozell III - NBC's "Law & Order" programs are long established and all over the schedule. But the sex-obsessed vice cops of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" are a breed apart. They exist to be socially provocative, which is to say, to rattle, to disturb. Viewers at home probably weren't ready for the plot that aired on NBC on March 3. These scriptwriters are so revolting that they become almost comical.

Afghan leader to allow foreign election monitors (AP)

AP - Afghanistan's president has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections, his spokesman said Saturday.

Lap dance handouts not touts (The Courier Mail)
QUEENSLAND'S adult entertainment nightclubs have had a major win in a ruling on how they can attract customers off the street.

Soak the Rich, Keep the Change (RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - Do Washington state Democrats have a death wish? That's the question many locals must be asking after the Democrat-controlled Senate held hearings last Thursday, with little notice, packed with supporters for a new bill that would impose a statewide income tax.

Aren't We Cheneyed Out Yet? (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- At what point do we call them the family of mass intimidation and simply stop playing into the Cheney clan's tired old terror tactics?

Marijuana legalization? A White House rebuttal, finally (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama White House has finally laid out its most thorough, reasoned rebuttal to arguments for marijuana legalization – countering a campaign that is gaining alarming momentum at the state level.

Private Media Group Announces One-for-Three Reverse Stock Split (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Private Media Group, Inc. , a worldwide leader in premium-quality adult entertainment products, today announced that it has filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect a reverse split of the Company's common stock in the ratio of one-for-three. Â The reverse stock split will be effective following the close of the ...

Obama prepares education overhaul (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to rewrite the nation's sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind with a plan to prepare students for life after high school and to place better teachers at the blackboards.

High divorce rates and teen pregnancy are worse in conservative states than liberal states (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Ask most people about the differences between families who live in “red” (conservative) states and “blue” (liberal) states, and you’ll hear a common refrain: Massachusetts and California are hotbeds of divorce and teen pregnancy, while Nebraska and Texas are havens of virtue and stability.

SANDS OF U.S.-ISRAELI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO SHIFT (Georgie Anne Geyer)
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- On the surface, the meeting of Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in Jerusalem looked like business as usual. The Israelis were snippy about their policies being perfect, and the U.S. rushed in to assure them we were forever faithful.

Health care and job creation are important, but Obama must address racism (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Will President Obama pull it all off? That’s the question everyone seems to be asking as they wait to see if the Obama administration can deliver on everything from healthcare reform to job creation.

Real Genius (Susan Estrich)
Susan Estrich - A year ago, David Axelrod, the president's senior adviser, was a genius. A year ago, Rahm Emanuel, the president's chief of staff, was a wizard.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)
It is difficult enough to meet the straightforward needs of educational capacity building, but addressing the underlying and ongoing issues of violence requires even more involved responses.

Ohio man found guilty in teens' slayings (AP)

AP - An Ohio registered sex offender, whose attorneys had told jurors he admitted to killing two teenage girls, has been found guilty of the slayings.

Internet body delays decision on .XXX domain name (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The adult entertainment industry is going to have to wait a while longer to see whether it gets its .XXX domain name.

WHAT'S ARABIC FOR 'YOU'RE NO ATTICUS FINCH'? (Ann Coulter)
Ann Coulter - A group of "leading conservative lawyers" -- a phrase never confused with "U.S. Marines" -- has produced an embarrassingly pompous letter denouncing Liz Cheney for demanding the names of attorneys at the Justice Department who formerly represented Guantanamo detainees.

Surfers Paradise nightclub wins 'touting' court case (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Court of Appeal in Brisbane has ruled in favour of a Gold Coast night club in case over what is or is not "touting" for the adult entertainment business.

German Church apologizes, vows action on abuse (Reuters)

Reuters - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measures.

'From porn to Parliament': Woman adult film-maker selected as Lib Dem candidate (Daily Mail: World News)
Anna Arrowsmith - managing director of adult entertainment company Easy on the Eye Productions - will stand for election in Gravesham, Kent.

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