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> Claiming that the bride in an arranged marriage was too homely for his son, a Massachusetts man is suing friends who sought to set up the New Delhi nuptials [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0706061uglybride1.html]. Why is this Brews You Can Use? Precisely because, if the family had

Howard Dean, commenting on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, on the New York gay marriage decision [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/06/115-07062006.html]: > As Democrats, we believe that every American has a right to equal protection under the law and to live in dignity. And

More elephant attacks took place last week [http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16154] (I must've missed it b/c I was on vacation): > Herds of wild elephants are running amok in Assam, damaging vast swathes of crops and also mud and thatch

Link [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5130460.stm]. Excerpt: > Some argue that the key to the bikini's re-found popularity is the ageing baby boomers who signed up to the fitness-obsessed culture. Kathy Peiss, a professor of women's history at the University

People of the Book has a nice summary of a Catholic classic [http://peopleofthebook.us/2006/07/06/the-miracle-of-empty-hands/]. Excerpt: > The drama of the book is the story of how this man becomes a mighty instrument of God's love and mercy. He does it by forgetting about

A court ruled this way? Far out. If more courts were as modest in their rulings, an amendment to the Constitution wouldn't be necessary: > New York's highest court ruled Thursday that gay marriage is not allowed under state law. > The Court of Appeals in

Afraid of aliens tapping into your brain, but don't like the looks of the ordinary aluminum foil hats? Try this site. [http://www.ericisgreat.com/tinfoilhats/index.html]

Sophia Loren, 71, will pose nude for a racy calendar [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060705/en_afp/italylorennude;_ylt=AnQxVqvZTyS.IX5Cxm6kHWCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-] . Don't laugh. I'll bet she looks great. They could exhume Marilyn Monroe and make her look good. The women you see

Music to my ears: > “Enough now with this turning the other cheek! It's our duty to protect ourselves.” Thus spoke Monsignor Velasio De Paolis, secretary of the Vatican's supreme court, referring to Muslims. Explaining his apparent rejection of Jesus' admonition to his followers to