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German Lawmaker Wants To Limit Marriage To Seven Years
The time limit would lead to fewer divorces, according to Gabriele Pauli, a candidate for the leadership of Bavaria's dominant conservative party CSU.
The "seven-year hitch" plan drew sharp criticism from party colleagues in Pope Benedict XVI's home region.
German MP Gabriele Pauli said seven-year marriage contracts would slash divorce rates.
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Day planner found 6 years later among casino rubble
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For six years, Avis Kirk had been wondering what the heck she had done with her small leather planner book that held her checkbook, credit cards, ID and about $60.
The planner had vanished without a trace after the former Sands Casino Hotel food service worker set it down near the buffet for a few moments in 2001.
"I couldn't even imagine where it went," she said. "I thought it had been stolen. So many people helped me look for it."
8-Year-Old Runs 2,213 Miles to Beijing
Woman Hugs 765 People In One Hour, Sets A World Record
PROVO, Utah - Kneeling for children and stretching to embrace taller people, a college student believes she’s hugged her way into the record books.
Jordan Pearce, 18, said she hugged 765 people in less than an hour Saturday and plans to send the results to Guinness World Records.
“I feel like I’m on cloud nine,” Pearce said after the last hug Saturday.
61 Stars Removed From Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES - It's another story of stoned celebrities in rehab. Only these are real stars.
Sixty-one stars from the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- including those of Charlton Heston, Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Frank Sinatra -- have been removed and stored while a $500-million hotel-shopping-housing project is built on Vine Street near Hollywood Boulevard.
Eight of the terrazzo star squares crumbled as they were removed from the walkway.
237 Reasons For Sex
WASHINGTON -- After exhaustively compiling a list of the 237 reasons why people have sex, researchers found that young men and women get intimate for mostly the same motivations. It's more about lust in the body than a love connection in the heart.
Venture Capital Becomes Sexfriendly
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 — Except for the sexual twist, Friendfinder Inc. sounds like the quintessential investment prospect for venture capitalists. The company, based in Palo Alto, Calif., operates social networking sites that boast 140,000 new registrants a day, and $200 million in annual revenue.
But the company’s main site, Adult Friendfinder, helps people meet for purposes of having sexual liaisons. The content, including explicit photographs and language, has put off mainstream investors.
Typo Error Makes Every Lotto Ticket A $1000 Winner
ROSWELL, N.M. -- An advertising promotion for a Roswell car dealership has backfired.A direct mailing of 50,000 scratch-off games touted a grand prize of $1,000.
The small type said the odds of winning were 1 in 50,000.But it turns out all 50,000 scratch-off ads were $1,000 winners.The dealership's general manager, Jeff Kohn, blamed Atlanta-based Force Events Direct Marketing for printing the ads with a typographical error.
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