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Does the racism of Arizona Republicans know no bounds? Arizona Republican legislators plan to introduce a bill to deny birth certificates to babies born to undocumented immigrants, according to CNN. Clearly, these folks have not taken a civics class. "'If you go back to the original intent of the drafters ... it was never intended to bestow citizenship upon (illegal) aliens,' said (State Rep. John) Kavanagh, who also supported Senate Bill 1070 -- the law that gave Arizona authorities expanded immigration enforcement powers." Um, John, no papers were required to allow your colonialist ancestors into the country. Can we please deport this guy?

In somewhat related news, meaning this candidate for governor of California ran racist ads against Latinos -- I mean, immigrants! -- Meg Whitman scares me. That is all.

Glamour magazine ran a disturbing story about the number of women who undergo breast augmentation surgery and do not know any of the risks, or that they will have to redo the surgery. Breast implants are the No. 1 cosmetic surgery in the country, with 364,000 women poised to undergo the procedure this year alone.

The St. Petersburg Times ran a bizarre story about a religious order associated with the Scientology church forcing young girls to terminate their pregnancies. The official stance of the church, which is the faith of a number of celebrities like Tom Cruise and John Travolta, is neutral on abortion.  

Podiatrists are urging pregnant women not to wear stilettos, according to BBC News. Oops, I missed that memo.

Helping run MotherTalkers, I often get pitches from vendors and non-profit organizations. Here is a neat website that includes all the rules and descriptions of the some of the most popular board games out there.

And I cannot believe I overlooked this one. Did you know that our Vegas has a blog? Here it is!

What else is in the news? What's up with you?

More than 1.9 million plastic surgeries were performed on Americans in 2007, according to statistics cited by Newsweek. The magazine broke up the figures according to the most popular procedures, including things I have never heard of like "buttock implants." (Isn't the problem in America that we have too much, rather than not enough, butt? Where can I donate to the cause?)

His nose: Among men, nose reshaping was most popular, with 74,090 procedures performed.

Her breasts: Among women, breast implants, predictably, were No. 1. Doctors performed more than 347,500, most of them with saline implants.

His breasts: For men, breast reduction was fourth most popular, with 21,311 procedures in 2007, up 7 percent from 2006.

Her eyes: A total of 205,764 women had eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty. They made up 85 percent of the patients who underwent the procedure.

His hair: Hair transplants saw the biggest drop in popularity—13,393 procedures performed in 2007, down 35 percent from 2006. Also down 35 percent: calf augmentations, to just 213.

Her bottom: Buttock implants were the fastest-growing women's surgery, up 89 percent, to 903 procedures. In addition, 3,051 women had their buttocks lifted.

Have any of you had work done? Please do tell!