Roses

• OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Guns and roses may soon be featured on Washington license plates. State senators approved proposals Tuesday for specialty plates for the NRA and the state flower, which is the coast rhododendron.
(Seattle Post Intelligencer)
• The original lineup of Guns N Roses-- Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler-- will be on site at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony which will be held on April 14 in Cleveland.
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• The large gift bag included a white teddy bear, a box of chocolates and a set of furry, pink handcuffs. The asking price was $25, but the seller was willing to take $20. After all, Queeny Belfon likes a deal.
(Washington Post)
• Its also a day to spend money. Consumers will spend billions of dollars this Valentines Day, according to the National Retail Federation, with the average person shelling out $116 on traditional merchandise. An expected $1.7 billion will be spent on flowers.
(First Coast News)
• HIS FACE lights up when he sees you coming. His heart beats faster at your touch. He believes everything you whip up in the kitchen is the tastiest delicacy ever prepared.
(Free Lance-Star)
• GIGLIO, Italy — Tossing bouquets of red roses into the sea, the relatives of people still missing one month after the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster mourned in a private tribute Monday.
(msnbc.com)
• When it comes to Valentines day, flowers are kind of boring. Do they smell nice? Yes. But they also reek of unoriginality. Face it, people, the bouquet of roses has been done.
(io9.com)
• Video description: If youre burning to spend this Valentines Day, Pizza Hut has a $10,000 engagement party package that includes a personal fireworks display, a one-topping pizza, and breadsticks with icing to prep your stomach for a lifetime of loneliness.
(CNET News)