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  • February 2008

    • 57 Saudi Men Arrested for Flirting

      BBC  |  Feb 23, 08 1:03 PM CST

      57 Saudi Men Arrested for Flirting

      (Newser) - Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested 57 young men accused of flirting with girls at shopping malls in Mecca, the BBC reports. Prosecutors say the men wore indecent clothing, played loud music, and danced to attract the girls’ attention. The arrests were prompted by Saudi’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which runs its powerful religious police. More »

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      Islam  • Saudi Arabia  • Mecca  • Valentine's Day  • Wahhabism  • religious police  • gender segregation  • flirting

    • 'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

      MyFox New York  |  Feb 14, 08 1:49 PM CST

      'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

      (Newser) - Last Valentine’s Day, New York City unveiled the “NYC Condom,” a free prophylactic designed to make safe sex cool. Today, the program gets a facelift with new packing for the condom—and an ad campaign that urges New Yorkers to "get some." “Good design can help bring condoms out of the closet,” the man behind the new look tells MyFox New York. More »

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      New York City  • advertising campaign  • condom  • safe sex  • Valentine's Day  • New Yorkers

    • Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 14, 08 12:32 PM CST

      Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

      (Newser) - Looking for love on this Valentine's Day? Maybe you should join a presidential campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the trail drawing energized, like-minded activists, traditionally tame vote-first states are earning new slogans like “what happens in Iowa stays in Iowa.” Indeed, staffers are finding love in all the political places, even inspiring dating websites for politicos. More »

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      John Edwards  • Iowa  • John Kerry  • Al Gore  • George H. W. Bush  • campaign trail  • romance  • James Carville  • Valentine's Day  • Des Moines  • Mary Matalin  • Richard Gephardt

    • Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

      CNN  |  Feb 14, 08 11:12 AM CST

      Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

      (Newser) - A warm and fuzzy Russian movie about a politician's rise to the Kremlin, released today for Valentine's Day, bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reports. "It's a film about the life of a politician, about love, and the relationships every person has," gushed the producer of The Kiss Is Off the Record. More »

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      Russia  • film  • Vladimir Putin  • propaganda  • Russian elections  • Valentine's Day

    • Note to Self: Be My Valentine?

      Reuters  |  Feb 13, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Note to Self: Be My Valentine?

      (Newser) - Rather than going without that box of Godiva, about 8 million Americans are their own valentines, sending themselves gifts they're guaranteed to like, reports Reuters. Should you receive a valentine offering from a date, beau, or husband, disappointment may follow: There's a big difference between women's wishes and men's purchases. Men like to give lingerie, but only 2% of women want it. More »

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      shopping  • holiday  • jewelry  • retail shopping  • gifts  • Valentine's Day  • lingerie

    • Saudi Officials See Red Over Valentine's Day

      CNN  |  Feb 12, 08 4:05 PM CST

      Saudi Officials See Red Over Valentine's Day

      (Newser) - In preparation for Valentine's Day, Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned all things red. The morality cops are out in force in search of the color of love, reports CNN, with plans to confiscate everything from flowers to stuffed toys. The ban is part of a yearly effort, complete with raids on retailers on the night of Feb. 13, to quell romance's big day. More »

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      Islam  • Saudi Arabia  • Muslim women  • Valentine's Day  • Wahhabism  • red

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