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Obama’s budget eliminates funding for abstinence education programs.
thinkprogress.org - 5/10/2009
Obama’s budget eliminates funding for abstinence education programs.
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Keeping with a campaign pledge “ not continue to fund abstinence-only programs ,” President Obama’s 2010 budget — further details of which were released today — cuts funding for “Community-Based Abstinence Education” and several other ...
nydailynews.com - 5/8/2009
President Obama's budget cuts funding for abstinence-only sex education programs
— nydailynews.com — President Obama's budget cuts funding for abstinence-only sex education programs BY Michael Mcauliff DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU... Friday, May 8th 2009, 5:23 AM WASHINGTON - The White House wants to get out of the business of telling youngsters "Just ... (more) President Obama's budget cuts funding for ...

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Obama budget cuts funds for abstinence-only sex education
usatoday.com - 5/12/2009
Obama budget cuts funds for abstinence-only sex education
— usatoday.com — The proposed budget, sent to Congress last Thursday, "reflects the research," says Melody Barnes, director of the... team that coordinates White House domestic policy. "In any area where Americans want to confront a problem, they want solutions they know ... (more) Obama budget cuts funds for abstinence-only sex education

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politico.com - 5/7/2009
An end to abstinence only, in black and white
— politico.com — A reader points out this passage in the president's budget (.pdf) : The 2010 Budget proposes a... new Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative to support community-based and faith-based efforts to reduce teen pregnancy using evidence-based and promising ... (more) An end to abstinence only, in black and white
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Obama Cuts Abstinence-Only Funding, Infuriates Wingnuts
Firedoglake — ... That howling you hear is coming from the throats of outraged abstinence-only non-sex-education welfare recipients program managers, who just had their Federal gravy train taken away from them after years of Federally-subsidized uselessness courtesy of George W. Bush. ...

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