controversy
May 18 2009, Triveni

Another day another Hilton controversy. It’s just been a little over a week since Paris Hilton and her new love Doug Reinhardt moved into their new Hollywood Hills love nest, and already they have made to the headlines again. But it seems that...

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A woman looks at birthday merchandise at a gift shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008. The mixed attitude in Saudi Arabia toward birthdays was reflected recently in an unusual public controversy over the issue, with one prominent cleric...