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Morning Docket: 09.12.07

* Mandated calorie watching is struck down. [AP; New York Times]

* Mortgage lenders’ ads may violate FCC FTC rules. [MSNBC]

* Former Philippine prez gets 40-year prison sentence. [New York Times]

* China agrees to prohibit lead paint in children’s toys… [AP via MSNBC]

* Tennessee uses the chair for first time since 1960. [CNN]

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1 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:24 AM

Old Sparky still works!!!! Oh, if only we could use it more.

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2 Posted by Da' Bolt is Back | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:34 AM

Electric Chair Switch Operator Jobs to 190!!!!

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3 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:43 AM

Who is B. Clerker?

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4 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:46 AM

B Clerker PWNS!

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5 Posted by Fritz G. Lanham | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:55 AM

Um, Lat - That's FTC rules, not FCC.

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6 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:56 AM

Sorry, I think you mean *FTC* -- you know, the agency that isn't totally controlled by the industries it regulates...

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7 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:00 PM

Do the deceptive mortgage ads include those LowerMyBills.com banners with the dancing silhouettes? Har.

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8 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:40 PM

I am sure President Estrada was relieved to be acquitted on the perjury charge.

Might I suggest a Chips reunion movie set in the Philippines? (The Chips guys come out of retirement to find evidence exonerating cousin Joseph, chase some bad guys on bikes, and meet some cute girls.)

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9 Posted by anon. | Permalink Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:34 PM

china's a total sell-out.

why shouldn't they be able to kill *our* children as well as their own?

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