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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: vanity plates

vanity plates stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - A Colorado woman who wanted to advertise her vegan diet with an ILVTOFU vanity license plate is out of luck, the Denver Post reports. The state’s DMV maintains a list of banned letter combinations, of which FU is one. “We don’t allow ‘FU’ because some people... More »

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Denver • censorship • Colorado • Department of Motor Vehicles • cars • license plates • vanity plates • tofu

NY Driver Free to Put
bin Laden Reminder on Car

Former NYPD officer settles fight with DMV over 9/11-related license plates

Dec 24, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A retired New York City police officer is free to use the vanity license plate “GETOSAMA” after settling a yearlong dispute with the DMV, the AP reports. Arno Herwerth ordered the tags to remind fellow motorists that the Sept. 11 mastermind was still on the loose; the DMV delivered,... More »

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NYPD • New York • September 11 • Osama bin Laden • license plates • vanity plates • terror attack • Arno Herwerth

 Obama Tags Are 
 'Hot' Commodity 

Long Island man can't keep vanity plates away from thieves

Dec 1, 08 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - A New York supporter of Barack Obama has vanity plates bearing his candidate’s name, but dares not use them, the Post reports. The man, who got the plates during the primaries, has caught thieves trying to pry them off his car. “Those plates will probably, at some point,... More »

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Barack Obama • New York • thief • Long Island • Election 2008 • cars • President Obama • license plates • vanity plates

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