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In 2004 the Manhattan radio station WQHT sponsored "smackfests" in which women slapped each other to win prizes.


In 2004 the Manhattan Manhattan, indigenous people of North America
Manhattan (mănhăt`ən), indigenous people of North America of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
 radio station WQHT sponsored "smackfests" in which women slapped each other to win prizes. But New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Attorney General Elliott Spitzer and the New York Athletic Commission An athletic commission is an organization which oversees and promotes athletics in a state. For example, the Nevada State Athletic Commission oversees boxing and mixed martial arts.  said the contests were unlicensed combat sports and began an investigation. The radio station has settled the case by paying a $240,000 fine, running anti-domestic violence programming, and agreeing to hold no more smackfests.
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Title Annotation:Brickbats
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Dec 1, 2005
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