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A girl who wanted to keep her father home during World War II and a boy who wanted federal help to clean his room turned to the one person they thought could make those things happen: the president of the United States.
Far-fetched proposals seeking everything from the regulation of fake fingernails in eateries to a statewide rejection of federal income tax came before U.S. state legislatures in 2004, most to no avail.
Australia's Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and a local software designer have created "In The Chair", a cross between a karaoke machine and flight simulator, which allows you to play your favourite symphony via a computer, with a conductor on screen and tuition while you play.
A doctor's proposal asking the American Medical Association to endorse refusing care to attorneys involved in medical malpractice cases drew an angry response from colleagues at the annual meeting of the nation's largest physicians group.