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AIDS group wants rule requiring condoms in porn

Dec. 16, 2009
An AIDS advocacy group is calling on California regulators to require the use of condoms in porn films. AIDS Healthcare Foundation spokeswoman Lori Yeghiayan (yeg-ee-AH-yan) says regulations to prevent the spread of bloodborne diseases in hospitals should...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic