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Unfortunately, it seems that the political response, when there is one, has been more reactionary than prescriptive. In California there is a referendum on the November 8 ballot that would end confidentiality policies for those who test positive for the AIDS virus. If it passes, doctors would be obligated to release names of those infected to state health authorities, who would then force these patients to reveal the names of all their sexual partners...
Students voted for Bush, Dukakis, Other or Undecided. The ballot asked students to list their gender, ethnic affiliation, home state, party affiliation and House affiliation, and whether they planned to vote November...
Frank and Kennedy serve as directors of an organization set up to oppose the referendum, which appears as Question Five on the ballot. They argue that it could be used as an unfair tool against a friendly ally, Israel...
Gordon's organization sponsored the campaign to place Question Five on the ballot in Cambridge and parts of Somerville. They have continued their efforts with a fundraising drive and a continual media campaign designed to "convince voters that to vote no would be to condone violence against civilians and their basic human rights," said Gordon...
Those who oppose Question 5 occasionally argue that a foreign policy issue has no business being on the Cambridge ballot. Of course, it does. The residents of Cambridge are very much involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The tax dollars of Cambridge residents, too, are given away to Israel each year. As American citizens, we, the people of Cambridge, have not only the right to express our opinion about the misuse of our tax dollars--we also have that responsibility. It is true that Israel, as an independent country, cannot be forced to cease its human rights violations. However...