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Saving hookers with high fashion?

A Dutch town has decided to help prostitutes off the streets, one makeover at a time. Video

Working the women's beat day after day, one becomes habituated to unbelievable Onion-esque news -- of the dreadful, ridiculous or simply idiotic variety. So when I say that a Dutch town's proposal for ridding its streets of prostitution blew my mind, it's really saying something. It's the topic of my clip for Current TV:

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