Until the subject of the SF anti-circumcision motion came up, I was unaware of the phenomenon of foreskin envy.

FORBES: I'm Not Making This Up Dept.: San Francisco Mulls Ban On Circumcisions

Government whips are confident that between 50 and 60 signatories of the anti-fees motion will now either vote with the government or abstain.

ECONOMIST: It's not tuition fees they don't like, it's Tony

Ken Jacobsen, a former FBI investigator who heads the Motion Picture Association's anti-piracy division, said the organization has asked the FBI to take action against people who put films on the Net.

CNN: Studios hope to prevent a movie 'Napster' from taking hold

"We are looking into certain, possibly anti-competitive practices in the distribution of motion pictures, " said Justice Department spokeswoman Jennifer Rose, declining to comment further.

CNN: Justice Dept. launches movie studio antitrust probe

David Ford echoed the views of many in the chamber that, contrary to the appeal laid out in the DUP motion to invest the police with extra powers to combat anti-social behaviour, the PSNI currently use measures such as dispersal orders sparingly.

BBC: Anti-social behaviour

Following the reports, Ireland's opposition party Fine Gael tabled a private members' motion calling on the government to outline what action had been taken, after new anti-terrorist legislation came into force in the wake of the bombing.

BBC: Omagh interference reports 'a slur'