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Virginia First State to Require Internet Safety Lessons

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – On the screen at the front of the classroom, Virginia assistant attorney general Gene Fishel flashed an online social-networking profile of “hotlilflgirl,” a 15-year-old who says she enjoys being around boys and wants to meet new people. The next image revealed the real “hotlilflgirl” — a mugshot …

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'D.C. Madam' Attorney Says He Won't Call Sen. Vitter to the Stand

WASHINGTON – Sen. David Vitter will not have to testify about his ties to an upscale Washington escort service, a defense attorney said Monday, sparing the Louisiana Republican an embarrassing trip to the witness stand. Vitter has been on notice for more than a week that he could have to …

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Teen Pregnancy Rate Hits 15-Year High

The teen pregnancy rate is up for the first time since 1991, while the percentage of teens who smoke has hit a 10-year low, according to a report released Friday by the National Institutes of Health. Between 2005 and 2006, the number of teenage girls between the ages 15 to …

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