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COPS: BE NICE TO BAG LADIES http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15873342&method=full&siteid=94
762&headline=cops--be-nice-to-bag-ladies--name_page.html
POLICE have been warned to be nice to the homeless - because they might get caught on camera. Officers were tipped off a BBC undercover reporter is posing as a bag lady for a documentary.
Bangkok
Man of the century http://www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/19Aug2005_real79.php
Divas like to "Dior", celebs flash the brand name, and even office ladies on Silom don the label _ either fake or the genuine "Made in France." Fashion icon Christian Dior has been influencing both the elite and the woman on the street since he introduced his first collection, the New Look, in 1947.
Teachers' Union Trial Nears End http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/08/18/AR2005081801769.html?nav=rss_education
The summer-long Washington Teachers' Union embezzlement trial reached its final stage yesterday as prosecutors recounted all the fancy clothes, artwork and luxuries they accuse former union officers of buying with union money -- and all the methods they say officers used to hide at least $4.6...

Teachers' Union Trial Nears End www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/08/18/AR2005081801769.html?nav=rss_nation/special
The summer-long Washington Teachers' Union embezzlement trial reached its final stage yesterday as prosecutors recounted all the fancy clothes, artwork and luxuries they accuse former union officers of buying with union money -- and all the methods they say officers used to hide at least $4.6 million in theft.
The Philadelphia
'Barbershop' gets off to a ragged start www.philly.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/12374510.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_entertainment
Barbershop: The Series, 10 Sundays, Showtime; replays 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. If Barbershop: The Series were a haircut, you'd want it to grow out in a hurry. You might even be so embarrassed you'd wear a hat.
The PhiladelphiaT
Observer Forum: Letters to the Editor www.philly.com/mld/charlotte/news/12411283.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_news
In response to "Lottery foe doesn't enjoy political games" (Aug. 17):Sen. Dan Clodfelter seems to take pride in depriving North Carolinians of their freedoms when he thinks it's in their best interests.
Richmond
MOVIE REVIEW: Broken Flowers www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784523512
It's hard to tell what the unfortunately named Don Johnston wants out of life. He's an unhappy soul whose latest girlfriend calls him an "over the hill Don Juan" on her way out the door.
Seattle
Getting the little picture at the CNN hair salon seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002443660_harrop18.html?syndication=rss&source=seattletimes.xml&items=126
The battery in my laptop was dying, and so I turned on CNN for a quick news update. Internet sites give the news in two minutes. But to my shock...
Bangkok
ASIAN DIVA www.bangkokpost.com/en/Realtime/19Aug2005_real69.php
Dulce, one of the finest singers from the Philippines and known as Asia's Diva, will serenade the audience with emotionally-charged renditions of love songs in a charity concert called "Reaching Out" at the Imperial Queen's Park Hotel on Aug 20 at 7:30pm.
The New Zealand
Cricket: Ashes bound for Australia, but not for long www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=4&ObjectID=10341517
Australia's hold on cricket's Ashes is not as strong as they would like, but at least the little urn is not far away from arriving in Australia.