Common sense view on sex education and condoms
The piece defends condom use education and Powell's MTV remarks as a practical response to teen sexual activity. It condemns abstinence-only education and criticizes critics like the Family Research Council for resisting safer sex strategies due to political pressure. It argues safe sex reduces health costs and that taking precautions is common sense.
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Colin Powell
MTV
Family Research Council
Powell
Horror crematory scandal grows as 139 bodies found
Survivors and relatives speak amid revelations that a Georgia crematory dumped bodies in woods and sheds instead of cremating. Authorities re arrest the operator on new charges as the death toll climbs to 139. A Pentagon employee who survived Sept 11 recalls loss and recovery. CBS News mourns the passing of Howard K. Smith, a WWII era journalist and pioneer.
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Leatha Shropshire
Helen McKin
Georgia
John Yates
Pentagon
History Highlights for February 19
February 19 marks events across centuries including Roosevelt signing the Japanese relocation order in 1942 and Copernicus birth in 1473. Other notes include Burr's 1807 arrest, Edison patent in 1878, Cyprus independence in 1959, and Iwo Jima actions in 1945.
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Franklin Roosevelt
United States
Copernicus
Torun
Poland
Thomas Edison
Kansas
Darwin
Debate on Human Cloning Ethics Divides President’s Council
The President's Council on Bioethics has given up hope of consensus on human cloning for medical research. Members remain deeply divided over the moral status of a human embryo and the ethics of various cloning forms. Readers can vote or comment by email or fax to The Buzz, with contact details provided.
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Council On Bioethics
Other Views: Airport Security Becomes Absurd
Kathleen Parker, Orlando Sentinel columnist, writes about post 9 11 airport security, detailing her experience as a singled out traveller. She argues security overreach wastes resources and harms civil liberties, highlighting random checks, prolonging delays, and potential racial profiling. She contrasts safety with common sense and questions policies.
Unintended victory shapes battle over campaign finance bill
The House and Senate pass a sweeping campaign finance reform now likely to become law with President Bush. It ends six figure extortion by leaders from corporate, union and wealthy donors, but faces constitutional and practical flaws. Analysts warn it may boost Bush in 2004, shift soft money to state and local parties, and empower single issue interest groups at the expense of major parties.
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U.S
Iwo Jima
Britain
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
U.S. Senate
Labor Department
Irish Republican Army
Joseph Doherty
United States
Northern Ireland
Deng Xiaoping
China
Detroit
George W. Bush
Oklahoma City
Stanley Kramer
Woodland Hills
Calif
House
Senate
Bush
C-Span
Michael Malbin
Nonpartisan
Campaign Finance Institute
Texas
Democratic National Committee
Treasury
Malbin
Michigan
Carl Levin
John McCain
Russ Feingold
Chris Shays
Marty Meehan
Fresh water clash over Perrier plant in Mecosta County
Terry Scher, founder of Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation, fights Perrier’s plan to pump 400 gallons a minute from a Mecosta County spring for Ice Mountain water. Local officials, critics, and NRDC warn diversions threaten Great Lakes water. Perrier promises 200 jobs as legal action proceeds.
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Terry Scher
Michigan
St. Louis
Michigan Citizens For Water Conservation
Perrier
Scher
Mecosta County
Wisconsin
Midwest
Department of Environmental Quality
John Fleming
Ferris State University
Muskegon
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Arizona
New Mexico
Western
Jennifer Granholm
John Engler
Great Lakes States
Holiday Inn
Swier
Vote No on the Upcoming Md Sales Tax Issue
The message warns against a permanent sales tax, arguing initial cuts will vanish and overall taxes rise. It claims officials will expand spending and use misleading tactics to justify future tax hikes, including multiple small increases.
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Bill Draper
Delaney
Draper
Common Sense Approach
Howard K. Smith
CBS
Dan Rather
Smith
CBS Radio
Richard Nixon
Elas
Congress
Ohio
Aaron Burr
Alabama
Austin
Thebuzz
Charlotte
N.C
Los Angeles
New York City
East Germany
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker
David Broder
The
Washington Post
Klein
Natural Resources Defense Council
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