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27 March 2004

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  College Head's Online Degree Questioned   (Associated Press)
  • A college president who serves on a national accreditation board is among several Georgia educators who received questionable degrees from an online school in Liberia.


  •   Handbag Recovery Costs Woman Her License   (Reuters)
  • A German woman's joy at the recovery of her missing handbag quickly turned to sorrow after she sped drunk to the police station to fetch it and had her driver's license confiscated.


  •   Man Accused of Putting Nude Photos on Car   (Associated Press)
  • Authorities have arrested a man in connection with nude photos left on car windshields. Investigators used surveillance tape from a Wal-Mart to see the suspect putting the pictures on at least two cars in the parking lot.


  •   Sleeping Burglary Suspect Startles Victims   (Reuters)
  • An Oklahoma couple were surprised when they woke up and found a drunk burglary suspect asleep in bed with them.


  •   Gun Hidden in Stove Shoots Texas Woman   (Associated Press)
  • A woman was shot in the hip while cooking a meal after the heat of the oven discharged a .357 revolver that she didn't know was hidden inside.


  •   New Yorkers to Get Relief   (Reuters)
  • Responding to mother nature's call could become easier in New York, as the city begins flushing out bids for a contract to install a small number of public street toilets.


  •   School District's Link Leads to Porn Site   (Associated Press)
  • An expired link from a school district's Web site has been removed after a town official clicked on it and landed at a porn site.


  •   Pope Says Sundays for God, Not Sports   (Reuters)
  • Pope John Paul says Sunday should be a day for God, not for secular diversions like entertainment and sports.


  •   McDonald's to Start Taking Credit Cards   (Associated Press)
  • McDonald's customers will soon be able to use credit and debit cards to pay for their meals at a majority of the chain's U.S. restaurants.


  •   Federal Appeals Court Allows Nude Dance on Web   (Associated Press)
  • A federal appeals court has lifted an order that blocked Internet sites from showing images of a former television newswoman doing an impromptu nude dance.


  •   Bank Robber Leaves Behind Pipe Bombs   (Associated Press)
  • A woman robbed a bank before leaving behind four pipe bombs in a briefcase and making her getaway in a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts delivery truck.
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