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...former member of the Saudi religious police, the ubiquitous squad that enforces public dress codes and other strict Islamic rules. He was fired in 2003 because "he was overzealous and got physical with people," a government source told TIME. But last April, Saudi authorities missed a chance to curb his violent activities after they detained him for suspected subversion, then released him into the custody of family elders. Saudi security officials pointed out that the attack was the first major al-Qaeda terrorist incident inside Saudi Arabia in six months, and insisted it revealed signs of the group's desperation...
...three tickets said that they discussed the rules with their campaign staff to prevent further penalties, but some candidates found their supporters’ enthusiasm hard to curb...
After several years of virtually unrestricted music file-sharing, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took serious and direct measures last spring to curb the controversial downloading phenomenon. The association filed hundreds of lawsuits against online music-traders, inciting fear amongst millions of KaZaA users and causing havoc amongst the thousands of guilt-free, blissfully oblivious downloaders. Now, under increased pressure from movie studios, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced that it will take similar steps to stem the tide of illegal movie downloads...
...history of this ridiculous ban is pretty easy to trace, and it starts in the late 1970s. The Ivy League began to complain about “big time” college football and tried to push for legislation to curb a perceived arms race that was developing...
...city comedy big-venue stand-up tour, The Cotton T-Shirt Tour; a big role in this summer's Monster-in-Law with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda; a gig as a prank-calling puppet on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers; and a recurring role on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Also, she fixed up her website real nice...