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Spanking. Even the word makes me cringe a bit. So yeah, I have my own childhood issues with this, which definitely come into play when I read a headline like "Spanking Can be an Effective Component of Discipline." Hello? What century is this? I thought we were abandoning corporal punishment...

A proposal to ban spanking was given an official time out, as the California lawmaker behind the plan says she just doesn't have the votes to get the bill passed. Still, Sally Lieber hasn't given up. She wants to ban throwing, kicking, burning, cutting, shaking or choking a minor -- essentially making...