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February 27, 2005
Crisis in public education
The nation's governors offered an alarming account of the American high school Saturday, saying only drastic change will keep millions of students from falling short."We can't keep explaining to our nation's parents or business leaders or college faculties why these kids can't do the work," said Virginia Democratic Gov. Mark Warner, as the state leaders convened for the first National Education Summit aimed at rallying governors around high school reform.
[Governors Work to Improve H.S. Education - AP - 02-27-05]
Virginia Is For Lovers
A proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Virginia easily won final approval Saturday by both chambers of the General Assembly.The measure would have to be approved again by the Legislature next year and ratified by voters in the 2006 general election before it would become part of the Virginia Constitution.
[Va. Lawmakers OK Proposed Gay Marriage Ban - AP -02-27-05]
Afront to Catholic Bigotry
Assigned by the Brazilian government to a backwater factory town, 27-year-old prosecutor Joao Gilberto Goncalves has turned the obscure post into anything but, using it to mount the country's first serious effort to legalize gay marriage.
[Young Prosecutor Roils Brazil with Gay Marriage Case - Reuters - 02-27-05]
STD crisis among irresponsible gay men
A Nassau County man has been diagnosed with a rare sexually transmitted disease, the first case in the county and one of seven around the country.The Nassau County Department of Health has confirmed that the man has Lymphogranuloma Venereum, a form of chlamydia. The disease's symptoms can be serious -- rectal pain and bleeding, and sores. The disease can also increase the risk of HIV transmission.
[New York Suburb Has First Case of Rare STD - AP - 02-26-05]
The prevalence of HIV infection in blacks doubled in the last decade while remaining stable among whites, according to the federal government's most detailed, ongoing survey of the U.S. population's health.The findings, presented to a gathering of AIDS researchers here Friday, is further evidence the nation's AIDS epidemic is becoming a scourge disproportionately suffered by African-Americans.
[Study: AIDS hitting blacks the hardest - Star Tribune - 02-27-05]
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