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The Tweens Are Coming!

Watch out, Washington-area adults, children, teenagers, and male tweens: The tween girls are taking over the District of Columbia. This October, the “leading tween girl research firm” will team up with the nation’s largest “tween girl social networking site” to host the first “National Tween Girl Summit“—ever. Details!

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Morning After Pill Now Available to 17-Year-Olds

A judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow the sale of emergency contraception—also known as “Plan B” or “The Morning After Pill”—to 17-year-olds. Previously, the emergency pill was offered over-the-counter only to customers aged 18 and older, and only to pharmacies that enforced the age rule by checking IDs.

U.S. District Judge Edward Korman had some harsh words for the Bush-run FDA in laying down his judgment, the Associated Press reports:

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