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Powell, "Safe Sex," and Condoms. (Insider Report).(Colin Powell, cabinet member, on health issues concerning unprotected sex)(Brief Article)
"Forget about taboos," Secretary of State Colin Powell told a worldwide MTV audience while endorsing condoms as a good "safe sex" strategy. Immediately drawing fire from conservative and pro-family activists, Powell's statement came during a February 14th teleconference hosted by the music television network, MTV. Responding to a question about using condoms to protect against sexual diseases, Powell stated: "In my own judgement, condoms are the way to prevent infection and, therefore, I not only support their use, I encourage their use." He added, "Forget about taboos, forget about conservative ideas with respect to what you should tell young people about it. It's the lives of young people that are put at risk by unsafe sex, and therefore protect yourself."
Apparently Secretary Powell is unaware that last July the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a report pointing out that there is no scientific evidence that condoms prevent the transmission of most sexually transmitted ...
- UNFPA's Leaky Condoms Poke Holes in Colin Powell's Safe Sex Theory; A Situation...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 25, 2002 700+ words
...population control in Africa.(3) Reports of UNFPA's leaky condoms reached Washington just as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was publicly endorsing their use before the Senate Foreign Operations Subcommittee. "I'm also a believer in protecting...
- Colin Powell Expresses Views on ABC
- Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition September 12, 1995 700+ words
...discusses the possiblity of retired General Colin Powell making a bid for the presidency in 1996...Amid all of the talk about whether Colin Powell will run for president next year, analysts...about to find out where Forrest Gump Colin Powell stands. So, where does he stand...
- A Colin Powell presidency: It could change everything
- Newspaper article from: Michigan Chronicle Robert E. McTyre July 18, 1995 700+ words
...Michigan Chronicle 07-18-1995 A Colin Powell presidency: It could change everything...zooms in on soon-to-be President Colin Powell. "... To protect and defend the...That's what it would be like if Colin Powell were to enter the presidential race...
- Meet the secretary of state. (Our World).(Colin Powell)
- Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin) February 22, 2002 700+ words
Colin Powell is an important government leader...keep Americans safe. Honors for Powell Colin Powell served in the United States Army. He...Jamaican immigrants to the United States, Colin Powell was born in 1937 and raised in New York...
- Colin Powell Should Choose to Run as a Republican
- Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered September 15, 1995 700+ words
...Commentator Mickey Edwards says General Colin Powell should run for president, and he should...newspaper poll shows that if retired General Colin Powell entered the presidential race as an...carefully. MICKEY EDWARDS, Commentator: Colin Powell has not one but two important ...
- Colin Powell and His Thoughts on the Presidency
- Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition September 19, 1995 700+ words
...his book in the nation's capital, Colin Powell discussed his political views with Mara...out of the spotlight, retired general Colin Powell once again is the subject of intense...an article of faith that the minute Colin Powell said where he stood on controversial...
- Colin Powell's Decision Leaves Race Wide Open
- Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition November 9, 1995 700+ words
00-00-0000 General Colin Powell's decision not to seek the Republican...m Bob Edwards. Retired General Colin Powell ended his bid for the Republican...into the race. Retired General Colin Powell, whose popularity has soared in...
- Colin Powell Addresses the GOP National Convention
- Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition August 13, 1996 700+ words
00-00-0000 And excerpt from Colin Powell's speech at the Republican National...moderation to the public. Retired General Colin Powell's speech was the main event. [excerpt from Colin Powell's speech] COLIN POWELL: I have been...