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29 November 2003

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  Woman Knocked Unconscious, Trampled as Shopping Blitz Starts at Wal-Mart Store   (Associated Press)
  • A mob of shoppers rushing for a sale on DVD players trampled the first woman in line and knocked her unconscious as they scrambled for the shelves at a Wal-Mart Supercenter.


  •   Presidential Trips, on the Q.T., from Lincoln to Bush   (Associated Press)
  • Historically, the White House often has kept details close to the vest on risky travel by presidents and sprung surprise last-minute trips on presidential entourages.


  •   £200 Call Scam 'An Urban Myth,' Says Watchdog   (icHuddersfield)
  • Claims that a phone scam could leave people having to pay more than £200 for a single call have been dismissed as a myth.


  •   Man Caught with 177 Cigarette Packs in Trousers   (Reuters)
  • German police have arrested a shoplifter who aroused suspicion by waddling through a supermarket with 177 cigarette packets in his trousers.


  •   Woman Racks up $10,000 in Parking Tickets   (Canadian Press)
  • A call-centre employee who accumulated more than $10,000 in parking tickets got a bit of a break after pleading with a judge that her own stupidity led to the doozy of a bill.


  •   Englishman Discovers He's a Canadian Native Chief   (Reuters)
  • A 59-year-old retired builder from Yorkshire, northern England, was shocked to discover he is in fact a tribal chief with a claim to thousands of acres of land in Canada.


  •   Woman Gets 18 Years for Castration Try   (Associated Press)
  • A woman was convicted of kidnapping for planning an attack in which four of her friends assaulted and attempted to castrate her ex-boyfriend.


  •   Drunk Finnish Judge Claims Toothbrush Defense   (Reuters)
  • A Finnish judge who heard four criminal cases while drunk insisted the breath test was flawed because she was too busy to brush her teeth that morning.


  •   Missing Dog Returns After Six Years   (Associated Press)
  • Jeanie Flores did a double-take when she glanced out the window of her Wichita home. The brindle-colored Lab and chow mix outside looked like Bear, the family pet who disappeared in November 1997.


  •   Archbishop: Jesus Couldn't Enter Australia   (Associated Press)
  • Australians call their nation "God's own country," but the outspoken Anglican Archbishop of Sydney said that Jesus and his family probably would not be allowed in now if they tried to apply for asylum.


  •   Switzerland Returns Two Mummies to Egypt   (Associated Press)
  • Switzerland has returned more than 200 ancient artifacts, including two mummies, to Egypt three months after they were discovered in a customs warehouse.


  •   Avid Hunters Rescue Deer from Basement   (Associated Press)
  • Four avid hunters called in to remove a trapped doe ended up rescuing the animal instead of killing it.


  •   14,000 Couples Wed on One Day in India   (Associated Press)
  • As night fell, India's capital swarmed with weddings as some 14,000 couples tied the knot on a day considered lucky by Hindus.
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