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A new study financed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and conducted by researchers at Columbia and Yale found that teenagers who publicly promise to postpone sex until marriage refrain from intercourse substantially (roughly a year and a half) longer than teens who didn't make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Good (and Bad?) News About Virginity Pledges | 1/4/2001 | See Source »

What's a virginity pledge really worth? About 18 months of abstinence, apparently.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Good (and Bad?) News About Virginity Pledges | 1/4/2001 | See Source »

Sex-education advocates say they are pleased by the study's results as well, but warn against placing too much weight on the behaviors of a relatively small group of teenagers. They also worry that teaching abstinence in the absence of other sex education - as some of these programs do...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Good (and Bad?) News About Virginity Pledges | 1/4/2001 | See Source »

After directly addressing the Zapatista rebels in his inaugural speech, Fox has taken concrete steps to reduce the tension in Chiapas. Fox declared that his actions will speak for themselves, and he has lived up to that pledge. He has eliminated military roadblocks, ordered soldiers to return to their barracks...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: New Hope for Mexico | 12/14/2000 | See Source »

The risks of such a move would be huge: just two years ago, Republicans took control of both houses and the Governor's mansion for the first time since Reconstruction. If the legislature picks Bush electors while votes are still being challenged, voters may take revenge in two years. And...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: The Florida Gambit | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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