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Law aims to protect mail-order brides (The Capital) - ANNAPOLIS - In an effort to prevent domestic violence and close a loophole in federal law, Maryland lawmakers want criminal background checks available on men who pay to meet mail-order or Internet brides through marriage brokers.

Russia's `City of Brides' Triggers Baby Boom After Love Quests (Bloomberg.com) - March 28 (Bloomberg) -- When Nick Wilsdon met his Russian wife, Anna, on the Internet, friends teased him about his mail- order bride. Turns out, he was a mail-order husband.

ERVOLINO: Here come the brides! (The Record) - And the winner was....

Rockwall wedding chapel abruptly closes, stranding couples (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth) - Dozens of North Texas brides are scrambling to find a new place for their nuptials after a Rockwall chapel abruptly shut down.

Brides-To-Be on a Bar Crawl (The New York Sun) - Surely you've been in an improbably heartfelt conversation with someone who's had too much to drink. Their arm or neck or knee begins to sag mid-sentence, as if the effort to maintain the posture of sobriety proves too daunting, and they try to mask it by modifying the sodden dip into an oddly timed bit of body language: an abrupt scratch of the head, say, or maybe a small and oddly graceful ...

Welcoming local brides and babies (Ancaster News) - Welcome Wagon hosts two upcoming special events.

These 'Drunken City' brides-to-be are intoxicating (New York Daily News) - Adam Bock writes characters who behave and speak so authentically that watching his plays can seem as though you're eavesdropping on actual conversations. So it is in his new show at Playwrights Horizons, "The Drunken City."

Fitness 'boot camp' designed for brides, wannabes (Winston-Salem Journal) - CLEMMONS

Mad Brides Unable To Get Their Dresses (First Coast News) - ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- Bride-to-be Jennifer Santiago said Wednesday, “I’m freaking out. I’m getting married this Saturday.” It’s not that she has cold feet. She’s nervous because four of her bridesmaid dresses are locked inside a bridal store and she can’t get to them.

Forum to focus on resources for special-needs children (Memphis Commercial Appeal) - From homes and boats to brides and pets, the calendar is jammed with events designed to bring together folks with a shared passion. So, two Shelby County women asked: Why not have a gathering that brings together families of special-needs children with those dedicated to providing needed services?