Riiiiiiight…
US States with More Gun Owners Have More Murders
By Charnicia E. Huggins
"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Homicides in the United States are more common in states where more households own guns, according to researchers."
Switch teams and get laid? this puts an new spin on ‘sex and politics’.
Near-Naked Women Won’t Be Drafted in Colombian War
"BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) – Busty, bikini-clad models won’t be air-dropped into Colombia’s combat zones, after all."
God will get me through, says mother
Nigeria tolerates the Miss World beauty contest and brutal Islamic laws
"AS MORE than 80 young women arrived amid great fanfare in the Nigerian capital to take part in the Miss World contest, an illiterate 31-year-old woman sat in a stark room a few miles away contemplating a very different fate. Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by stoning."
Rioters burn newspaper office over Miss World
"LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Rioters burned down a newspaper office Wednesday to protest an article suggesting the Prophet Muhammad might have favored marrying a contestant in the Miss World beauty pageant being hosted by Nigeria."
Iranian Scholar Refuses to Appeal
"TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A university professor sentenced to death for insulting Islam has refused to appeal the sentence, challenging the hard-line judiciary to carry out the execution, his lawyer said Wednesday."
Web Radio Expected to Keep Playing
Last-minute legislation permits negotiated royalty rates for small Webcasters.
By Michelle Madigan
"WASHINGTON — Small Webcasters expect to keep streaming their music, with Congress giving them a break on the royalty rates imposed on online radio stations."
This is like something out of the Greek play Lysastrata.
Fifty Women Pose Nude to Protest War
"POINT REYES STATION, Calif. (AP) – Some women are baring it all to protest the possibility of war in Iraq."