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July 29, 2011

In what state are inflato-Americans not allowed to use school bathrooms?
In what state is jaywalking considered more harmful that driving under the influence?
In what state do they expect you to show your junk -- or lack thereof -- to keep your driver's license?
What state is home to a think tank where they believe reproductive freedom oppresses women?
Which state governor is hiding his activities behind his Outlook password?

From Pranks to Prison
Tyell was arrested and charged for putting a blow up doll in a bathroom stall on the last day of school as a prank. Today, he faces up to eight years in prison because of a high school prank gone wrong.

Mother Jaywalking Faces More Prison Time Than Man Who Ran Over Her Son
A driver who struck a four-year-old admitted that he had been drinking and took painkillers before getting behind the wheel. , he was convicted of hit-and-run and served six months in prison. After reading an on the dangers of jaywalking, Georgia's Solicitor General decided to charge the four-year-old's mother with three crimes, including homicide by vehicle. She faces up to three years in prison.

Excuse Me, Ma'am, This Isn鈥檛 Your ID
Last fall, K.L., an Alaskan who transitioned to living as a woman two years ago, got her local Department of Motor Vehicles office to change the gender marker on her driver鈥檚 license from M to F. She was thrilled to have her identity documents reflect her true gender. Then she got the letter from the state 鈥 prove you鈥檝e had sex reassignment surgery or we鈥檒l take the new license back.

Opposing Birth Control In the Name of Feminism? Really?
A piece coming out of an independent research center in Princeton, New Jersey said that the Institute of Medicine's recommendation that birth control be among the services covered by insurance was 鈥渢he greatest attack on women鈥檚 freedom;鈥 that separating sex from babies 鈥渄oes not in fact favor women鈥檚 preferences about sex, dating, or marriage;鈥 and that contraception 鈥榣eads to a market in which sex becomes the price women pay for even casual relationships with men; women are drawn into this market against their preferences, feeling they have no choice.鈥

老澳门开奖结果 Helps Gawker Shed Light on Christie Meeting with Fox News Chief
There鈥檚 nothing wrong with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie communicating with Fox News President Roger Ailes. That is, unless Christie wants to hide what he says under the cloak of executive privilege.

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