(□ | □) □
(□ □ | □) □
([□] | □) □
" If people perceive their Corolla to be a jerk , they might drive more aggressively than if they thought their Mustang had a nice personality , " Benfield said . The court , which last year rejected a challenge to a similar Alabama law , denied the appeal without any comment.The justices rejected an appeal brought by Jonas and Tiffany Eklund , who contended that the Byron Union School District , east of San Francisco , violated constitutional guarantees separating church and state when it required students in a world history class to read pages from the opening chapter of the Koran and study Islam 's Five Pillars of Faith in a unit on Muslim culture . The foundation is advocating changes to the informed-consent law so abortion clinics would be required to perform an ultrasound before performing an abortion.In February , the South Dakota legislature set the stage for a direct challenge to Roe v. Wad e when it voted to make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions except to save the life of the woman . By Richard MorinThursday , May 11 , 2006 ; Page A02When it comes to crime , legalized casino gambling seemed to be a surprisingly good bet : Local unemployment went down , tax revenue went up and crime did n't increase when a casino opened . " As the Supreme Court began a new term yesterday in which it will rule on landmark social issues , it rejected about 1,900 appeals that piled up during the summer recess.Among the cases the justices declined to hear were a challenge to a Texas law that bans the sale of sex toys , objections by parents in California to a mandatory class on Islam , and an appeal of lower-court rulings that the managers of Detroit newspapers acted improperly when they fired striking workers . Moreover , they found that the perceived personality of the car sometimes was a better predictor of aggressive driving tendencies than the owner 's personality.For example , people who thought of their car as friendly were more likely to behave better on the road , even if they were not particularly friendly people . Webb , a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican who won his Senate seat in November 's midterm elections , told CNN today that the conflict is " only going to be resolved with strong diplomatic participation and overt ownership among other countries in that region that have relations with the sects that are involved inside Iraq . But they provide no paper backup , a safety feature that critics say would help guard against fraud and bolster voter confidence.Crist told a group of newspaper editors he would ask the state legislature for $ 20 million to switch to machines with a paper backup.Ensuring the integrity of elections is the cornerstone of any democracy , he said .