Friday, May 05, 2006

It's hard out there for a virgin...

My Way News: "It's hard out there for a virgin...
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May 5, 8:49 AM (ET)

BERLIN (Reuters) - A brothel has become the first in Berlin to offer special deals for virgins with prostitutes trained in the delicate art of catering for customers who have never had sex, a German newspaper reported Friday.

The brothel in the red light area of the Kreuzberg district of the city charges 60 euros for a half an hour of sex and works within the laws of Germany where prostitution is legal.

'These are men who either never had sex before or have never been in a brothel before,' the brothel's operator was quoted as saying in Berlin's B.Z. tabloid.

'It's the first house of love in Berlin that specializes in taking care of beginners,' wrote the daily on its front page.

Prostitutes are given 'sensitivity training' for first-time clients, who the brothel operator said are not necessarily young but often 40 or older: 'They need to be aware of how much courage it takes to go to a brothel the first time.'

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"Former Disney dancer named Playmate of the Year

My Way News: "Former Disney dancer named Playmate of the Year

May 5, 8:17 AM (ET)

Playboy magazine's 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former Walt Disney World dancer who used to dress up as Cinderella and Snow White was named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year on Thursday.

Kara Monaco, 23, an aspiring actress from Lakeland, Florida, received a check for $100,000, a car and a sports motorbike from Playboy Enterprises Inc., company founder Hugh Hefner announced at the Playboy Mansion.

Monaco, a blonde, hopes to leverage her new role to boost her modeling and acting career.

She was Miss June in 2005.


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Cheney on mission to get more oil for U.S.

USATODAY.com - Cheney on mission to get more oil for U.S.: "Cheney on mission to get more oil for U.S.
Posted 5/5/2006 8:41 AM ET
US Vice President Dick Cheney, left, attends a breakfast meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko sitting across the table.
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US Vice President Dick Cheney, left, attends a breakfast meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko sitting across the table.
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney traveled to Kazakhstan on Friday for talks with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, seeking to maximize access to the vast oil and gas reserves in the central Asian nation with a troubled human-rights record.

Cheney became the fourth top administration official to visit the former Soviet republic in recent months, underscoring the importance placed on a country that is strategically located and an ally in the war on terror, as well as rich in energy resources.

Administration policy favors development of multiple means of delivering Kazakhstan's energy supplies to markets in the West and elsewhere.

Among them, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher told Congress recently, the United States is 'working on securing the flow of oil' from North Caspian oil fields by tanker to a pipeline terminus in Azerbaijan. That route would bypass Russia and Iran. There has also been periodic talk of building a pipeline under the Caspian Sea."

My Way News Photo - PATRICK KENNEDY CRASH

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Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., looks on as during a debate in East Providence, R.I. in this Oct. 15, 2004 file photo. Kennedy crashed his car near the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, but he denied alcohol was a factor. 'I was involved in a traffic accident last night at First and C Street SE near the U.S. Capitol,' he said in a written statement released by his office Thursday afternoon. 'I will fully cooperate with the Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake.' (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File)

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My Way News - Kennedy Blames Accident on Sleep Medicine

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Kennedy Blames Accident on Sleep Medicine
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May 4, 11:04 PM (ET)

By ANDREW MIGA

(AP) Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., looks on as during a debate in East Providence, R.I. in this Oct. 15,...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness.

Kennedy, D-R.I., addressed the issue after a spate of news reports. His initial statement said, 'I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident.'

Later, however, he issued a longer statement saying the attending physician for Congress had prescribed Phenergan on Tuesday to treat Kennedy's gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes in Congress and took 'prescribed' amounts of Phenergan and Ambien, another prescribed drug that he occasionally takes to fall asleep.

'Some time around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote,' his second statement said. 'Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication.'"