FC: Egypt bans books, but they're online; Tasmanian DNA testing

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Compiled by free-market.net. I'm sure glad I don't live in Fairfax County: 
You may have a right to a concealed carry permit, but you can't nap on your 
couch. --DBM]

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Sleeping on the couch would be a crime
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   A bill that would let Fairfax County, Virginia, prohibit its
   residents from sleeping in rooms other than a bedroom has won
   approval in the state senate. The measure is intended as a
   weapon against immigrants who save money by sharing homes.
   (01/29/01)
http://www.dallasnews.com/national/273958_bedroom_29nat..html


Uruguay president seeks drug legalization
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   Uruguay's President Jorge Batlle, known as a blunt free-market
   reformer, has added to his pro-liberty credentials with a call
   for an end to prohibition and the legalization of drugs.
   (01/29/01)
http://www.dallasnews.com/world/273898_uruguay_29int..html


Third-graders strip searched
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   Eight third-grade students in Westwego, Louisiana, were
   strip-searched after another student reported $20 missing.
   The children were taken one by one into a closet where boys
   were told to drop their pants and the girls were told to
   strip down to nothing. (01/29/01)
http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/272616_tswfill_27tex..html


Mugabe is blamed for newspaper bombing
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   The printing facilities of The Daily News, Zimbabwe's only
   independent daily newspaper, were blown up in an attack over
   the weekend. It is being blamed on the country's authoritarian
   President Robert Mugabe, whose supporters threatened the paper
   just last week. (01/29/01)
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,3-75251,00.html


Egypt halts printing of books, but they're on the Web
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   In Egypt, a ban on three new novels on the grounds on obscenity has
   sparked a boycott of a popular book fair and the publication of
   one of the targeted books on the Internet. (01/29/01)
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/01/29/fp7s2-csm.shtml


Tasmanians give DNA testing the nod
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   In a new poll, more than 77% of residents of the Australian state
   of Tasmania voiced support for mass DNA screenings as a tool for
   fighting crime. A new law gives police wide latitude to collect
   samples from suspects. (01/29/01)
http://themercury.com.au/common/story_page/0,4511,1656748%255E921,00.html



Rights advocates, officials say Olympic freedom of expression needs
discussion
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   Unlike other countries that have hosted Olympic games, the United
   States and the state of Utah guarantee freedom of speech,
   protecting protesters' efforts to publicize messages. Olympic
   officials are planning accordingly for the Winter games.
   (01/29/01)
http://www.sltrib.com/01292001/utah/66957.htm


Sen. Orrin Hatch says he regrets 'Traffic' cameo
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   Sen. Orrin Hatch said he regrets his cameo role in the movie
   "Traffic," which has drawn praise for questioning the war on
   drugs. Oddly, he objects to the film's profanity and violence
   rather than to its skepticism about prohibition. (01/29/01)
http://www.nandotimes.com/politics/story/0,1068,500304556-500487941-503379087-0,00.html




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