SBOE Examines High School Health Textbooks in Texas
The Texas State Board of Education hears testimony on health textbooks with debate over sex education details. Publishers offer four books while watchdogs note limited condom information. a November vote will determine adoption for 2005-06.
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Austin
Texas
State Board of Education
Samantha Smoot
Texas Freedom Network
Anne Newman
The
Justice Foundation
Steven Schafersman
Texas Citizens For Science
Terri Lee
Texas Education Agency
Associated Press
Harry Cabluck
Senate rejects gay marriage ban in stalled constitutional effort
The Senate voted 48 to advance the measure and 50 to block it, thwarting a Bush backed constitutional amendment. Democrats and six Republicans joined a bloc to defeat it, keeping the fight in fall campaigns while Bush decried the temporary setback. The proposal would define marriage as between a man and a woman and restrict constitutional or state provisions toward other unions.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
White House
Congress
America
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
United States
U.S
Car bomb attack hits Iraqi capital after power handover
A car bombing outside Iraq's interim government headquarters in Baghdad injured at least 10 and wounded 40 as gunmen in northern Iraq killed a provincial governor. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi called it lethal aggression and vowed justice while insurgents warned of further actions. Philippines moved to pull its peacekeeping force to secure Angelo dela Cruz amid hostage tensions. A Zarqawi linked group admitted wounding a Bulgarian driver and threatened further harm.
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Iraq
United States
Iyad Allawi
Philippines
Angelo Dela Cruz
Angelo
Noli di Castro
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Al-Jazeera Television
Kerry heads to Nantucket for four day pre convention break
Democratic candidate John Kerry returns to his Nantucket summer home for four days with Teresa Heinz Kerry to prepare his acceptance speech. He will work on remarks and plans a battleground state tour before the convention opening on July 26.
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John Kerry
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Teresa Heinz Kerry
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Bush
Bill Clinton
White House
Camp David
Marsha’s
Texas
Crawford
al Gore
North Carolina
Donna Brazile
Gore
Brazile
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