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Mail-order brides face exploitation: study (CTV.ca) - A new study finds that many mail order brides arriving in Canada have little knowledge of their rights and sometimes face exploitation by their new husbands.

Mail order brides face exploitation in Canada, B.C. researcher says (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - VANCOUVER (CP) - Nika thought her future was bright when she came to Canada from the Philippines as a bride to the owner of a booming taxi business.

Brides And Bouquets Wedding Showcase (KKCO Grand Junction) - A wedding can be one of the most stressful events to organize. But there was some help on Sunday for some Grand Junction couples planning for their big day.

China's bachelor boys and corpse brides tie the knot beyond the grave (Scotland on Sunday) - FOR many Chinese, an ancestor is someone to honour, but also someone whose needs must be maintained.

Man sentenced for role in immigrant bride fraud (The Columbian) - An Oregon man has been sentenced to six months' home confinement in connection with a visa fraud conspiracy that linked Vietnamese "brides" with sham American husbands in order to gain them legal residency in the United States. The ringleaders of the operation were two Vancouver brothers.

Outrage Continues As Brides Try To Find Dresses (WISN TheMilwaukeeChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - The fallout after a south-side Milwaukee bridal shop closed its doors is continuing, especially as brides scramble to find dresses.

Some Brides Set 7/7/07 As Their Lucky Wedding Day (CBS 4 Boston) - Some potential brides are hoping to get lucky by saving July 7, 2007, rewritten as 7/7/7, for their wedding days. More Water Cooler News

Virgin Bride Case Completes Second Day (WSFA Montgomery) - MONTGOMERY, Ala., October 4, 2006 -- The trial of George Hoey Morris known for his book explaining to readers how to bring "Virgin Brides" into the United States from other countries ended the first full day of testimony on Wednesday with the jury getting to watch and hear from the alleged victim of Morris' alleged crimes, Thao Pham, through a video deposition.

Mail order Russian brides .... why? (Strategy Page) - So whats the deal with all the mail order Russian brides? I bet I get three or four spam emails a week offering websites and things about them. Is this the result of the poor economy and bleak outlook or what?

Slovenians register first same-sex union (Planet Out via Yahoo! News) - SUMMARY: Angry at biased rules that made their day seem "more like a car registration" than a wedding, the Ljubljana brides will follow up with a lawsuit.