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...cover pretexting; the statutes would have to be interpreted expansively to do so, and one attorney is looking at whether California even has jurisdiction over his client. To avoid such loopholes and create a clear standard, lawmakers, phone company executives and regulators have stressed how important it is to adopt federal legislation against pretexting, but party turf wars and special interests will likely prevent this from happening anytime soon. "It's mind-boggling to me how all the parties in February said they would have a bill to the President soon and it hasn't happened yet," said Robert Douglas...
Those findings--and aggressive lobbying by auto-safety advocates--have helped push 45 states to adopt some form of graduated driver licensing, or GDL, which lengthens the waiting period before teens can obtain a full "go anywhere, anytime" driver's license. Slowing down the process has slowed down the accident rate. Per-capita crashes have fallen 23% among 16-year-old drivers in California since its strict GDL law was enacted in 1998, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported in August. The state's late-night crashes were down 27%, and crashes with teen passengers were down...
When TIME asked MADONNA this summer about rumors that the mother of two might adopt a child, her response was a coy "Never say never." That's pop-star speak for "Very soon." A judge in Malawi last week approved her bid to take home a motherless 1-year-old, a move applauded by the boy's father. But local rights groups still objected. Apparently Madge's efforts to raise millions of dollars to help the sub-Saharan country's 900,000 or so orphans doesn't change the fact that she's no Angelina Jolie...
...Army will adopt a new recruiting slogan in November: "Army Strong." The line is supposed to associate the service with physical and emotional strength. And maybe grammatical confusion...
Rarely, however, do humans adopt such a critical eye towards the personages who serve as sociopolitical leaders in our world today. This blind spot cripples the citizens of our democracy and the international community, preventing them from making informed judgments about those in political office and those who serve as beacons of religious faith...