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President signs bill to protect mail-order brides after Washington state cases (Seattle Times) - President Bush has signed legislation to protect mail-order brides, a measure inspired by the deaths of two women from other countries who were slain by their American husbands in Washington state.

Gamble's caters to brides, collectors (Springfield Business Journal) - SBJ.net is the Web presence of Springfield Business Journal, which covers all aspects of business in southwest Missouri, a region dominated by small businesses and known as the state's economic engine. Sbj.net offers a free daily e-mail update and a searchable archive of past coverage. Registration is required.

Brides have plenty to consider (Brandon Sun) - For 21-year-old Barb Reimer, the perfect wedding is easy to describe. “Everybody’s happy, no one fights ... and there’s no rain,” she said yesterday. Reimer is set to tie the knot with her fiance, Keith Graham, at her parents’ farm in Graysville, near Carman, on July 15.

Brides paint the town white at Seattle expo (Seattle Times) - Thousands of the Northwest's most glowing shoppers converged at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center on Saturday to pick out...

She weds luxury with tradition (The Charlotte Observer) - She weds luxury with tradition Designer Sikky Rogers ensures Charlotte's brides' Big Day exudes elegance and grace Here are wedding designer Sikky Rogers' tips that any bride can benefit from no matter what her budget:

The education of a regretful housewife (St. Petersburg Times) - The New Year's Day column was relegated to the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times , a frivolous place where the au courant of fashion, fun and fabulousness is featured alongside society brides and grooms. ("The bride, 39, ... is keeping her surname.")

Here comes the Canon: 325 years later, Pachelbel's a hit at weddings (Missoulian) - NEW YORK - It's not a march, but it's one of the most popular songs used in bridal processions - perhaps even more so than “Here Comes the Bride.” It's Johann Pachelbel's “Canon in D,” scoffed at by some musicians as the “Taco Bell Cannon,” but loved by brides, grooms, parents and guests.

Outer Banks wedding weekend showcases the area to brides (Outer Banks Sentinel) - The Outer Banks Wedding Association (OBWA) will produce its Eighth Annual Outer Banks Wedding Weekend and Expo Jan. 7-8.

Include a muscleman in your trousseau (The Times of India) - For the latest fad is hiring bodyguards for brides and grooms. And security has little to do with it.

Peace threatened by inequality (Miami Herald) - Refugees are coming back, young men are searching for brides and the hum of crickets and chirping birds have replaced the stutter of gunfire a year after a truce ended a 21-year war that killed two million people in southern Sudan.