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27 September 2003

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  Gypsy Wedding of the Year Stalled When Bride Bolts   (Associated Press)
  • It was billed as the Gypsy wedding of the year. But the ceremony, launching a three-day party, got off to a bad start: The 12-year-old "princess bride" — daughter of a self-proclaimed king — stormed out of the church in protest in front of 400 guests.


  •   Mussolini Suggested the Vatican Excommunicate Hitler   (Associated Press)
  • Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini once privately suggested the Vatican consider excommunicating Adolf Hitler.


  •   Cheerleading Now a Sport at University of Maryland   (Associated Press)
  • Cheerleading is now a varsity sport at the University of Maryland, a move critics say is designed to sidestep federal sex discrimination law.


  •   Man Sues After Being Locked in Toilet   (Associated Press)
  • A sudden, irresistible urge. A portable toilet. A confrontation with an angry construction worker. Now, a federal lawsuit.


  •   Web Buyers Sent Bricks Instead of Phones   (Associated Press)
  • A teenage con artist using Internet auction sites tricked people into sending him money to buy cellular phones and instead mailed them bricks.


  •   Dogfighting Tops List of Most Hated Sports   (Associated Press)
  • Popularity polls come and go. As the baseball playoffs begin, the National Football League is boasting that one poll shows it is more than twice as popular as the national pastime. For a deeper insight into the American psyche, consider the sports that are loathed the most.


  •   Six Teens Plead Guilty to Trashing House While Owners on Vacation   (Associated Press)
  • Six teenagers pleaded guilty to partying in a suburban Chicago home while the owners were on vacation, and agreed to repay the $40,000 in damage.
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