Topic: POLITIK - on August 3, 2004 at 11:52:00 AM CEST
Schwarzenegger settles bobblehead lawsuit
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a lawsuit against an Ohio firm that produces bobblehead dolls in his image.
The former Hollywood actor, who is fiercely protective of his image on the stump and on the screen, sued Ohio Discount Merchandise Inc. in April to halt production of the plastic dolls that featured a gun-toting Schwarzenegger in a business suit. Under the new agreement, Ohio Discount can produce Schwarzenegger-the-politician dolls - without the gun. The $19.99 US dolls will be available online, a statement from the company said.
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Topic: NEWS english - on August 3, 2004 at 11:50:00 AM CEST
Couple kicked off flight because of T-shirt depicting breast
A couple returning home from a Costa Rican vacation was ejected from an American Airlines flight because the man was wearing a T-shirt depicting a bare breast.
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Topic: NEWS english - on August 3, 2004 at 11:49:00 AM CEST
Shark lovers take the plunge
Most people get married flanked by friends, but on Saturday a couple of Italian environmentalists tied the knot in a tank surrounded by sharks.
Daniela Consolaro, 31, and Maurizio Andreosi, 40, each wearing bubble-helmet immersion suits, were lowered into a shark tank cage at a Cattolica aquarium, on the Adriatic coast.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 3, 2004 at 1:30:00 AM CEST
"Frisiertes" Moped war 161 km/h schnell
Zwei Jugendliche sind in Graz am Sonntag mit "auffrisierten" Mopeds vor der Polizei geflüchtet. Nach einem Sturz war die Flucht schließlich zu Ende. Auf dem Prüfstand brachten es die "heißen Öfen" auf 106 bzw. 161 km/h - erlaubt sind 45 km/h.
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