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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: hugging

hugging stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - After countless bear hugs, fist bumps, elbow grips, and pats-on-the-back, Elizabeth Bernstein realized that she is her office’s “touchee”—someone co-workers know will be receptive to physical demonstrations of support, she writes for the Wall Street Journal. That got her thinking: When is such touching OK, and... More »

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business • workers • hugging • office • hug • handshake

 Not All Schools 
 Embrace Teen 
 Hugging Fad 

Kids fill hallways with displays of affection

May 28, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugging is hip these days among teens: School hallways are clogged with pairs, or trios, of kids embracing, the New York Times reports. “We’re not afraid, we just get in and hug,” said a high school junior. But some schools aren’t so happy with the public... More »

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high school • hugging • public displays of affection • middle school • teenager • friendship

 'Hugging Saint' Embraces NYC 

Indian spiritual leader squeezes thousands in marathon session

Jul 10, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over the past 2 days one woman has hugged more than 8,000 Manhattanites, reports the New York Times. Her name is Mata Amritanandamayi, but her followers call her Amma, or the “Hugging Saint.” She has been hugging anyone and everyone since she was a teenager in India,... More »

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religion • saint • Amma • hugging • hug

Teenagers Kiss Off
S. African Lip-Locking Ban

They protest law that forbids smooching
kids younger than 16

Jan 6, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - South African teenagers held a “kiss-in” yesterday to protest a new law that criminalizes romantic physical contact with anyone under 16, the Washington Post reports. The "Kissing Law” is intended to make it easier to prosecute older men sexually involved with younger girls. But the law has outraged... More »

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South Africa • kissing • hugging • kiss • public displays of affection • hug • teenager

Schools Squeeze Out Hugs

Double detention
for Illinois girl
a sign of the times

Nov 15, 07 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - An eighth-grade student’s double detention for hugging friends at school has sparked a national debate. Rules concerning public displays of affection in school have surged over the last two decades, reports Time magazine, but there is little consensus about how far they should go in governing student behavior. Some... More »

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lawsuit • hugging • civil liberties • public displays of affection

Bush Scores as Hugger in Chief

If there's one thing Bush can do, it's embrace for the cameras

Oct 28, 07 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush may not come off as touchy-feely, but as his California fire tour demonstrates, he’s one of the best presidential huggers of all time. In recent months, Bush has embraced literally hundreds in public, the Washington Post notes. Sure, those are mostly photo ops, but Bush’s... More »

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Bush administration • photograph • hugging • George W. Bush

Should Tonsil Hockey Be
More Taboo?

Perhaps public displays of affection go too far

Sep 30, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Birds do it. Bees do it. Even Tipper and Al do it. Smooch sloppily in public, that is. A recent rash of public heavy petting has Miss Manners everywhere exasperated, CNN reports. The year’s most outrageous makeout may be Richard Gere’s caresses of a Bollywood actress, leading to... More »

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love • hugging • relationship • kiss • affection • etiquette

Indian Guru Embraces Life

Salon pays a call
on the 'hugging saint' and meditates on
the Amma empire

Jul 19, 07 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 53-year-old fisherman's daughter from Kerala, India, stands at the center of an empire of idol worship and charitable works—stands there and hugs her disciples. Amma, a mother figure revered by many as a goddess, commands a kingdom of philanthropy, volunteerism, and merchandising, Salon reports. The reporter even jumps... More »

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religion • volunteerism • charity • saint • Amma • Mata Amritanandamayi Math • hugging

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