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Sarah Palin Trademark Application Denied on Technicality
By David Knowles - AOL NewsWhat's in a name? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected an application filed on behalf of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her daughter, Bristol, that attempted to formally trademark both women's names. The reason? Palin forgot to sign the forms. Why would Palin and her daughter need to trademark their own names? As Politics Daily's Suzi Parker explains, it's all about protecting that special Palin brand. "Celebrities often trademark their names to protect their image or brand from others who might try to cash in on their likeness or use their name in an inappropriate way," Parker ...
Another Royal Wedding: Bah! Humbug!
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- As news of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton spreads like wildfire around the globe, reactions seem to fall into one of two camps. On the one hand, there are the people like British Prime Minister David Cameron, the entire British press corps and -- well, come to think of it, just about everybody else on the planet -- who are over the moon with elation. And then there are the few, the proud . . . the only ones who really wish the whole thing would just go away. In case you haven't guessed, I'm in the second camp. I went so far as to launch a new hashtag on Twitter last ...
Teen Sex: Lessons From Europe (Again)
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Well, here's something to pop your eyes open in case you can't quite shake that post-election torpor. A county in the U.K. has just authorized pharmacies to distribute birth control pills to girls as young as 13, without parental consent. It's a pilot project in the Isle of Wight, best known as a British tourist destination for its ye olde worlde charm. Under the project, teenagers who approach a pharmacist for the morning-after pill will also be able to get a month's supply of the contraceptive pill without seeing a doctor or informing their parents. After that month is up, girls ...
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