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Would-be Israeli brides leave intimate offering for rabbi (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Hundreds of young Israeli women hoping to find themselves a husband have been placing their underwear on the tomb of a venerated rabbi in the hopes that their marriage prayers will be answered.

Champagne and a place in history for Belfast brides (Guardian Unlimited) - Gay rights: Same-sex couple take first plunge in last place in UK to decriminalise homosexuality.

Television Show for Atlanta ‘Brides-to-Be’ (The Weekly) - ATLANTA, GA – (December 16, 2005) -- Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre will be the launch site for a unique new wedding planning television program for Atlanta brides-to-be, called Get Married Atlanta!

Brides Self Destruct? (antiMUSIC) - (BW&BK) Rumours abound that after the current European tour, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION is breaking up. - Click here for the Full Story Note: The preceding story is a summary of the full story published by BW&BK, if it was followed by a message to see the full story.

Attention brides! (Simcoe.com) - The Barrie Advance is publishing a bridal edition in early January, and we are interested in your stories. You can share with our readers the story of your wedding. Was it unusual in some way? Did you get married in an exotic locale? Do you have some tips for brides-to-be?

Women throw undies at dead rabbi (News Interactive) - HUNDREDS of young Israeli women hoping to find themselves a husband have been placing their underwear on the tomb of a venerated rabbi in the hopes that their marriage prayers will be answered.

Wake-up call for holiday wives (The Telegraph) - Chandigarh, Dec. 18: Determined to put a stop to the “holiday” wedding menace, the Centre is preparing a booklet to warn women about NRIs on the prowl.

Fresh face of terror: weddings at gunpoint (The Telegraph) - Jammu, Dec. 18: Abdul Ghani and his family were preparing to turn in for the winter night when the gunmen barged in. They hadn’t come to kill anyone and didn’t want any money, the leader of the militants assured the family. They only wanted Ghani’s pretty, 14-year-old daughter.

Style calendar (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - The holiday season is also the "engagement season." According to an ABC News report, November and December account for 26 percent of all marriage proposals.

Property taxes could help pay for highway interchange (Cincinnati Enquirer) - LIBERTY TWP. - A portion of property tax revenues from nearly 900 homes in four new subdivisions in this fast-growing Butler County suburb could soon be re-routed to help pay for a $40 million highway interchange.