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Obama Budget Cuts Funds for Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted May 7, 2009 6:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – Take that, Bristol. The Obama administration seeks to cut most federal funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama's proposed budget for 2010 would scrap two programs that fund abstinence education—with $145 million—and replace them with a $160 million... Read full story »

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