Posted April 8, 2008 
Comments(0) AUSTIN, Texas - A $5-per-customer fee on strip club patrons dubbed the “pole tax” has been declared unconstitutional.
A state district judge ruled that clubs can’t collect the fee. The charge went into effect in January and was expected to raise about $44 million for sexual assault prevention programs and health care for the uninsured.
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Posted March 26, 2008 Comments(0) A fire engine which has been converted into a mobile party venue complete with interior fireman’s pole is to be auctioned.
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Posted March 26, 2008 Comments(0) Call them Pavlov’s fish: Scientists are testing a plan to train fish to catch themselves by swimming into a net when they hear a tone that signals feeding time.
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Posted March 25, 2008 Comments(0) OKLAHOMA CITY - Four months after he was declared brain dead and doctors were about to remove his organs for transplant, Zach Dunlap says he feels “pretty good.”
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Posted March 24, 2008 Comments(0) A Tory councillor has claimed that there should be compulsory sterilisation for parents on benefits.
John Ward prompted comparisons with Adolf Hitler and calls for his resignation after attacking “professional spongers” who he claims “breed for greed”.
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Posted March 19, 2008 Comments(0) Tuscany is about to become a dog-owners’ paradise, with a new law allowing pets into art galleries, theatres, restaurants, cinemas, post offices, museums and beaches.
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Posted March 18, 2008 Comments(0) SALT LAKE CITY - Her decision to cut meat out of her daily diet turned out to be a winning move.
A 21-year-old Salt Lake City woman on Monday was named by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as 2008’s “sexiest vegetarian” — beating out a field of hundreds.
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