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...only does the new ordinance make English the city's official language, it cuts off any city contracts from businesses found to have hired illegal immigrants and it requires anyone attempting to rent housing to get a city permit - something available only to those who first prove they are legal residents. And though it has led to a rush of copy-cat ordinances - at least 33 municipalities nationwide are pondering such legislation, 20 in Pennsylvania alone and one more in neighboring New Jersey - it has also sparked a furious outcry and legal action...
...Some of the initial draconian restrictions have now been relaxed, and small carry-on bags are once again being allowed on transatlantic flights. But the new rules permit only carry-on bags that are about half the size of those permitted before last week: no bigger than 45 cm. by 35 cm. by 16 cm. (17.5 in. by 13.5 in. by 6 in.),about the size of a computer bag. In Britain, government officials are considering whether to make this rule permanent...
...became the first Iranian to win the Nobel Peace Prize, said she will defy a ban on her human-rights organization that Tehran imposed last week. The government declared the Center for Defense of Human Rights illegal--on grounds that it was functioning without a proper permit--and threatened to prosecute members who continue to offer pro bono legal counsel to Iranian dissidents...
Founded in 2001, the group has repeatedly applied for a permit, which is not required by law. Ebadi says the center received assurances from authorities that it could continue to operate. But it has irritated the government with attention-grabbing aid to victims of abuse, including Iran's most prominent dissident, journalist Akbar Ganji. Ebadi suspects that publication of her memoirs earlier this year may be what provoked the unexpected ban. "It may be difficult, but we will continue our activities," she said. "We are doing nothing illegal...
...kissing is presented this year I will permit myself to exercise it as an option, especially with tongue, although I recognize that's not everyone's bag, especially not Sarah Watkinson's, who told everyone in sixth grade that I was the "worst kisser ever" during a spin-the-bottle game, even though I know for a fact she'd just kissed one other boy before me, and that was earlier in the game...