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Raymond Leopard, who says he worked as the "Winston Man" in 1970s ads for R.J. Reynolds, sues the firm. He claims he's due $65 million in damages for years of emotional distress from shilling cigs.
Pig Out
The congressional spending frenzy includes such items as a $273,000 program in Missouri to fight "Goth culture." Citizens Against Government Waste says the $20.1 billion in pure pork projects for 2002 is up nearly 10 percent from last year.
Expansion Pact
The Federal Trade Commission is again sniffing around the video game industry, this time for data on sales of mature-themed games to minors. Congress wants continued FTC "oversight" of media marketing campaigns.
No-Fly Zone
Student activists intending to march on Washington, D.C., in April are detained at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport on the orders of federal air marshals. They're not allowed to fly until they answer questions about their plans in D.C.
Promotional Offer
A bill before Congress would put a promoter of any "entertainment event" in jail for up to nine years if he or she "knows or reasonably should know that a controlled substance will be used or distributed" at the event. Would nasty ballpark wieners count?
Cool Customers
Residents of Hartford, Connecticut, use a noise ordinance to bust an ice cream man charged with playing "Turkey in the Straw" too loudly and too late at night. Felix Rios, a.k.a. Mister Softee, says he doesn't understand the fuss.
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