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The motion also says the alleged victim told Durham police that she had performed for a couple at a Raleigh hotel hours before the Duke lacrosse party. She told police that she used a vibrator. Osborn suggests that could be the source of the vaginal injuries mentioned in the rape kit report. (snip) Osborn says the accuser gave conflicting accounts of what happened. The motion says medical records indicate she told a doctor that she used no alcohol or drugs. The accuser told the sexual assault nurse that she had consumed one drink of alcohol and was taking Flexeril, a...

See for example this thread first. In Massachusetts, a new trend which you'd think would be hard to defend These folks live their lives as group "husbands and wives" --but to Mormons they'd still condescend ;-)

See for example this thread or this thread first. In support of his New World Order our government wants an "Open Border": So the Mexicans know where the Minutemen go the whole thing just reeks of "ordure".

Thousands of Palestinians protest bomb-attired prophet cartoon February 10, 2006 Thousands of Palestinians, some firing rifles in the air, others burning Danish flags, demonstrated Friday against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper. The drawings, which have been reprinted in publications across Europe, sparked outrage across the Islamic world, with violent protests in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan. In recent weeks, Palestinians held mass protests, threatened to kidnap Europeans in Gaza and chased foreign observers out of the West Bank city of Hebron. The demonstrations following Friday afternoon's Muslim prayers were smaller than other recent...

A well-liked Chicago family dentist let pimps rent out his Marina Towers condos so hookers could turn tricks there and stayed after hours at his downtown dental office to fix the teeth of battered prostitutes for free, the feds charged Wednesday. Gary Kimmel, 56, allegedly pocketed $400,000 from two pimps from 2002 to 2005 and, in return, let them and prostitutes use about a dozen luxury cars, including Lexus, Mercedes and Corvettes, he allegedly bought for their use. The bizarre charges allege an intermingling of Kimmel's work as a dentist with the prostitutes. Kimmel was indicted in an international prostitution...

Mini-brothels get go-ahead to operate on your doorstep By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor(Filed: 18/01/2006) Your view: time for change?Prostitutes will be allowed to work together in mini-brothels under plans published by the Government yesterday.   New laws will see prostitutes getting help for drug and alcohol problems rather than being fined At present, only a single prostitute working from home or a room escapes prosecution provided she does not solicit for business. Premises with two or more women offering sex are defined as brothels and are unlawful.The Government aims to change the legal definition to allow three individuals,...

  Demonstrating in Brussels SEX WORKERS ON THE MARCH  Men and women working in Europe's sex trade have gathered in Brussels to take their argument for prostitutes' rights to MEPs.  They say it is time to end the stigma associated with the sex industryThe International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe, including members from Britain, held a news conference in the Parliament.It was urging the 25-nation European Union to end discrimination of the sex industry."What we do is work and we want it recognised as that," said Scottish sex worker Ruth Morgan Thomas.In many European states, the sex...

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 443(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)       H R 3045      RECORDED VOTE      28-Jul-2005      12:03 AM      QUESTION:  On Passage      BILL TITLE: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Ayes Noes PRES NV Republican 202 27   2 Democratic 15 187     Independent   1     TOTALS 217 215   2 ---- AYES    217 --- AderholtAkinAlexanderBachusBakerBarrett (SC)Bartlett (MD)Barton (TX)BassBeanBeauprezBiggertBilirakisBishop (UT)BlackburnBluntBoehlertBoehnerBonillaBonnerBonoBoozmanBradley (NH)Brady (TX)Brown (SC)Brown-Waite, GinnyBurgessBurton (IN)BuyerCalvertCampCannonCantorCarterCastleChabotChocolaCole (OK)ConawayCooperCoxCrenshawCuellarCulbersonCunninghamDavis (KY)Davis, TomDeal (GA)DeLayDentDiaz-Balart, L.Diaz-Balart, M.DicksDoolittleDrakeDreierDuncanEhlersEmersonEnglish (PA)EverettFeeneyFergusonFitzpatrick (PA)FlakeFoleyForbesFortenberryFossellaFranks (AZ)FrelinghuysenGalleglyGerlach GibbonsGilchrestGillmorGingreyGohmertGoodlatteGrangerGravesGreen (WI)HallHarrisHartHastertHastings (WA)HayesHayworthHefleyHensarlingHergerHinojosaHobsonHoekstraHulshofHydeInglis (SC)IssaIstookJeffersonJenkinsJohnson (CT)Johnson (IL)Johnson, SamKellerKellyKennedy (MN)King (IA)King (NY)KingstonKirkKlineKnollenbergKolbeKuhl (NY)LaHoodLathamLaTouretteLeachLewis (CA)Lewis (KY)LinderLucasLungren, Daniel E.ManzulloMarchantMathesonMcCaul (TX)McCreryMcKeonMcMorrisMeeks (NY)MicaMiller (FL)Miller, GaryMoore (KS)Moran (KS)Moran (VA)MurphyMusgraveMyrickNeugebauerNorthupNunesNussle OrtizOsborneOxleyPearcePencePeterson (PA)PetriPickeringPittsPlattsPoePomboPorterPrice (GA)Pryce...

Worker's censure ignites debate Thursday, July 21, 2005 WAYNE - A William Paterson University employee censured for calling a film on lesbian relationships a "perversion" has sparked a debate over where free speech ends and discrimination begins.Jihad Daniel, 68, of Hackensack said he was simply expressing his Muslim religious beliefs in the e-mail to a WPU educator advertising the film. But university administrators contend he violated the university's anti-discrimination policy. And the e-mail's recipient said she felt the e-mail qualifies as harassment, not free speech.The dispute began in March when Professor Arlene Holpp Scala of the women's studies department sent...

Democrats say they feel bullied by Republican rule WASHINGTON – California's two senators may have voiced delight about the Monday compromise that averted a showdown on the filibuster, but the GOP's threat to abolish one of the most potent political weapons available to Democrats clearly left sore feelings toward Republicans and the White House. "Today, there is not really active consultation by this administration in most cases," Sen. Dianne Feinstein told her colleagues this week. "Instead, there appears to be a kind of disregard for the opinions of all Democratic senators." Sen. Barbara Boxer had similar sentiments, telling her colleagues...

Your Momma Is the King of Pop Could Michael Jackson be both father and “mother”? By Joyce Milton For connoisseurs of the bizarre, Michael Jackson’s life story has been an embarrassment of riches. Jackson’s serial plastic surgeries, his habit of inviting young boys for sleepovers, and his more public parental malfunctions — as when he dangled his infant son over the railing of a sixth-floor hotel balcony — give us plenty to talk about. But the most arresting fact in Michael Jackson’s biography has occasioned surprisingly little comment: He is the first male celebrity to have a child who has...

Bordello leader sentenced to jail Bente Lyon, a self-professed "madame" in Oslo, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for running a bordello and dealing in drugs. She wasn't in court to hear her sentence, though, because she flew off last week for a holiday in sunnier climes. "Bente needed a little holiday, after all those weeks in court just before Christmas," said her defense attorney, Øystein Storrvik. His client is perhaps best known for her salty comments during the trial that also resulted in 10 other convictions involving the "girls" who worked for her. "We massaged a lot...

BIG ADO FOR BILL IN LITTLE ROCK November 5, 2004 -- THE Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock opens Nov. 18, with a four-day celebration that begins Nov. 14. President Clinton Avenue will be turned into a mall. Bands, singers, stalls, merchants, gifts, arts and crafts, big video screens, bleachers, whatevers enough for 27,000 guests. No room to accommodate the 35,000 requests for invites. The leftover 8,000 will have to watch on TV or read my description today. Maggie Williams, who was Hillary's White House chief of staff and Bill's post-White House chief of staff, gave me an advance tour....

Ten weeks before San Francisco shocked the nation by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the city quietly took another step in America's cultural revolution by liberalizing its massage permit laws to the point where some critics call it de facto legalization of prostitution. Addressing the issue of sex workers in the massage industry, outgoing Mayor Willie Brown, with the nearly unanimous support of the Board of Supervisors, signed a new law Dec. 5 that redefines it as a public health issue rather than a matter of law enforcement. The law went into effect July 1. By removing a requirement...

Mission Statement: To discretely provide US troops shipping out overseas with the most sensually pleasing departure possible. OTOFTC Article by John Truman (published here by permission of the author) Kelly McDonough types furiously on the keyboard at the cluttered desk in her house that serves as her unofficial command post. McDonough, a 5'4" brunette, looks far younger than her 26 years; asked to describe herself she unabashedly says, "farm girl, which is what I am". She waves apologetically and says, "Sorry, I'll be with you in a minute". Amid various calendars and dry erase boards a hand painted sign hangs...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's multi-billion-dollar adult porn industry ground to a virtual halt on Thursday after a popular actor tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS (news - web sites). Industry advocates immediately called for a 60-day moratorium on filming so that others could be tested. Actor Darren James tested positive for HIV (news - web sites) on Wednesday in screening conducted routinely on the industry's 1,200 regular actors by the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare (AIM) Foundation, the foundation's Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell (news) said. They must show negative tests to keep working in the industry, Mitchell said, adding...

POLITICAL POINTS | 4.1 7:45 A.M. new poll asked people of voting age which Democratic vice presidential candidate would be most qualified to become president if something should happen to President John Kerry. The answer? A Republican: Senator John McCain of Arizona. The survey included Mr. McCain's name on a list with nine Democrats who might be potential running mates for Mr. Kerry, the presumptive nominee. A week before the survey, which was conducted March 19 through March 21, Mr. McCain had indicated he might "entertain" an offer from Mr. Kerry, but he just as quickly snuffed out such a...

When will conservatives stop causing "furors" to erupt? First, it was Mel Gibson tossing about his anti-semitic hate-filled speech in the "Passion of the Christ". Now, George Bush, is sending hundreds of million of Americans reeling with insensitive images of the World Trade Center "accident". Well, I suppose those sentences would make sense to me if I were a liberal; instead, they draw for me a conclusion about how the press perceives all things conservative, that they must cause a "furor". Have you noticed, in the past two months, how many times the press has used the word "furor" to...

<p>In any interview with a star college athlete, the following question is asked by the reporter: "So, how did you wind up at [fill in powerhouse college name here]?" The answers fall into a narrow range of reasons.</p> <p>A) "I knew the team's [quarterback/point guard/cover corner] was leaving, so there was an opportunity for playing time."</p>

Rush was just talking about the RNC Chairman who was interviewed in the Baltimore paper and he has said that the Republican party is no longer for limited government. Now the party will take a poll of what the people want and then will throw money at that special interest. Let's give this guy a poll!!!