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Abstinence-only? Inadequate sex education threatens student safety
September 2, 2005Abstinence-only education denies students basic information on pregnancy prevention and sexually transmitted diseases. It fails to acknowledge that most will become sexually active as young adults. Abstinence education is an essential part of a comprehensive sex...
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Tennessee disabled rights sit-in enters third month
September 2, 2005NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The occupation of Gov. Phil Bredesen’s office here by disabled rights activists has entered its third month. The activists are protesting proposed cuts in TennCare, Tennessee’s state health care program. The occupation began...
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Missing! Five million workers are missing, and almost nobody has noticed
September 2, 2005When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that July’s unemployment rate was only 5 percent, President Bush interrupted his five-week vacation to take credit for a strong economy. But a report released earlier this summer...
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World Notes
September 2, 2005France: African immigrants die in fires In the second fire in four months to sweep through temporary housing facilities for immigrants, 14 children and three adults died Aug. 26 when fire gutted their building in southeastern...
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Bolton thumbs nose at UN Millennium Goals
September 2, 2005NEW YORK — In his first official act as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton has already fulfilled his critics’ worst fears by delivering what many say may be a fatal blow to the...
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