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Democrats criticize Bush in presidential debate BY RON FOURNIER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — Sen. Joe Lieberman accused Howard Dean in a campaign debate Tuesday night of turning his back on Israel, and the Democratic presi dential front-runner shot back that he and former President Bill Clinton held the same view on the issue. Two days before the second an niversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Democrats criticized President Bush’s handling of the war on ter ror at the same time they began to sketch out their differences on foreign policy. Dean, the former governor of Vermont, has been the phe nomenon of the nominating cam paign to date, drawing huge crowds, displacing Kerry atop the polls in New Hampshire and rais ing more money than his rivals. That has his foes looking for ways to slow his momentum. The debate was held on a stage at Morgan State University, a his torically black college in Baltimore, and hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus. Not all the issues were weighty. One questioner asked the nine would-be presidents to name their favorite song. “Changes in Attitude, Changes in Latitude,” a tune by Jimmy Buffett, said Graham. Several of the contenders crit icized Bush over domestic issues. ......-.. The Democrats were at pains to stress their support for civil rights and other concerns - al though A1 Sharpton said black voters shouldn’t allow themselves to be taken for granted. But international affairs dom inated the debate. Alone among the nine, Kucinich said he would vote against Bush’s call for $87 billion more for postwar Iraq. With the second anniversary of Sept. 11 looming, several of the Democrats criticized Bush’s stew ardship of the war on terror. Kerry charged the president with an “act of negligence of re markable proportions” for failing to have a postwar plan in Iraq, and Lieberman said the Bush admin istration has “no exit strategy.” Sharpton was as unstinting as anyone in his criticism. He said Osama bin Laden has escaped capture for two years after the at tacks by al-Qaida. “This guy has out more videos than a rock star, but George Bush’s intelligence agencies can’t find him,” he said. Dean said he wouldn’t with draw any of the American troops now in Iraq. But, he said it was a mistake to go to war in Iraq, and Bush should have focused his en ergies on building democracy in the Middle East instead. The debate was interrupted several times by protesters in the hall. “This is crazy,” said Sharpton, a man who first rose to prominence as a civil rights street activist. Dean’s surge has hurt Kerry, the Massachusetts senator who cast himself as the early front runner and must now persuade party leaders he still deserves their support - or that Dean doesn’t. 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To continue your contraceptive protection, yew must return for your next injection promptly at the end pf 3 months ft3 weeks) DEPO-PROVERA contains medre«>poDgesTfcnx'e acetate. a chemical similar to (but not the same as) me natural hormone progesterone, which <s produced by your ovanes durng the second half of your menstrua* cycle. DEPOPRGVERA acts ty preventm your egg cess from opening. If an egg a not released from the ovaries during your menstrua cycle, it cannot become fertilized by sperm and result :n pregrwtncy. DEPO-PROVERA also causes ttur®es a' tfie fen mg of your uterus that make ft less Ikefy ter pfe^wxy to occur. How effective is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? The efficacy of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection depends on following the recommended dosage schedule exactly (see *How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?"}. Id make sure you are not pregnant when you first get DEPO-PROVERA ContraccptA-e Injection, your first injection must be giver ONLY during the first S days of a normal menstrual penoo ONLY wttrsn the first 5 days after chikfoath if net breast-feeding, and, if exclusivity breast feeding, ONLY at the sixth week after childbirth, ft a a long-term mieaabfe contraceptive when adir-mistered at 3-month (13-week) interval DEPO PROVtRA Contraceptive fraction is over 99% effective, making it one of die most reliable met*x>ds of birth control ^ailabie. This means that the average annua pregnancy rate is kss than one for every 100 women who use DEPO-PROVERA. The effectiveness of most contraceptive methods depends m part on how reliably each woman uses the method The effecbviensss of DEPO-PROVERA depends only on the patient returning every 3 months (f .3 weeks) for he- next mjeebon Your health-care provider wtS help you compare DfPO PROVERA wfth other comraceptrve methods .<nd gjvt; you the mform&txxi you need in order to decide which contraceptwe method « the nght choice for you. The foBowmg table shows the percent of women who gpt pn^r-ant wtxte using different tends of contraceptive methods, ft gives both the lowest expected rate of pregnancy (the rate expected • m women who useeach method exactly as it should be used) and the typical rate of pregnancy (which includes women who became prejfwnt because they forgot to use their birds control or because they did not foSow the directions exactfy). Percent of Women Experiencing an Accidental Pregnancy in the Bret Year of Continuous Use Lowest Method Expected Typical PEW>PWOVPRA._. Oft . ...... 03 frofcnft (Nswpiy*?^_‘11132* fsmjig yn»< $2 Hi* st«-mjjbor. __' y oV . ' ~2 0-15 contraceptive (p*8) i Combrwd 01 ProgBttogen onjy 05 — - 3 Ptvfyrxxxn 2.0 ' Coppe r MO* 08___ Condom (without s*rm=<xte) 2 12 Ojplvapn (w»gi cpemnKidet6t8 Crwol cap ■' 6 IS vV-itxrW__418 A»-ode atxt><r-<e > 9 _X> \#l -i<<0c HOr. *_ 321 Vsgnai Sponge ^ fcw*bre dtld&rtJi 6 i« used afar ch&forfr ~9 28 Etoa&SB__ J£_*_]_I SI _ Jteu-W T« ■<£*& « ^ 0MM Opwaoi. I9907&S5S-587. *f-on NorpfcuY" Dac&age *"3ert. Who should not use DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Not '$ women should use DEPO-PROVERA. Tou shouio not use DEPO-PROVERA if you have any of the folowsng conditions: • H you think you m$st be pregnant • if you have any vaginal bleeding without a known reason L.__14 • f you have had cancer o* the breast • if you have had a stroke • if you have or have had Wood dots (phlebitis) in your legs • if you have probterm with your kver or- fiver disease • if you are allergic to DfcPO-PftOVEM (medroxyprc^estcrone acetate or any of its other ingredients). What other things should I consider before using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? You will have a physical examination before your doctor prescribes DEPO-PRGVERA. It is important to tefl your heaWwane prevkter if you have any of the foHowir^; • a family history of breast cancer • an abnormal mammogram (breast x-ray), fibrocystic breast disease, breast nodries or lumps, or bteedra from your tipples • kidney disease • irregular or scanty menstrual periods • high Wood pressur e • moraine headaches • asthma • epilepsy (convulsions or seizures) • diabetes or a tamiy history of diabetes • a history of depression • if you are taking any prescription or overthe counter mediations This product is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against transmission of HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis. What if I want to become pregnant after using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Because DCPO PBOVERA is a ioog-aefcog buih control method <t takes some Ime after your tot injection for its effect to wear off. Based on the results from 4 targe study done fa die (Aiiied States, for women who stop using DEPO-fROVErlA in' order to become pregnant, it is expected that about half of those who become pregnant wii do so to about iO months after dveir tast injection; about two thxtfs of those who become pregnant wifi do so in about 12 months; about 83% of those who become pregnant wil do ?o m about 15 months, and about 93% of those who become pregnant wi do so in about 18 months after their tast injeetjon. The length of time you use D6PO-PRCMRA has 00 effect on how feme it takes you to become pregn*H after you stop using it. What are the risks of using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? I Mwufnial Ol/u>4»v< The side effect reported most frequently by women who use DERO-PROVERA for contraception « a change m their normal menstrual cycle. During the first year of using DEFO-PRCMfRA. you might have one or more of the following changes; irregular or unpredictable Weeding or spotting an increase or decrease in menstrual Weeding, or no Weeding at alt Unusually heavy or continuous Weeding, however.ss not a usual effect of OtPO-RROVERA; and if this happens, you should see your health-care provider ngtit away With continued use of DFPO-PROVtRA. Weeckspwarty decceases. and many women stop having periods completely. In clinical studies of DEPO-RRuVERA 55% of the women studied reported no menstrual Weeding (amenorrhea) after I year of use, and 68% of foe women studied reported no menstrual bleeding after 2 years of use. The reason that your periods stop «s because DERO-PROVERA causes a resting state in your ovaries. ‘A/hen your ©vanes do not release an egg monthly, foe regular monthly growth of foe lining of your uterus does not occur and, therefore, the Weeding that comes with your normal menstruation does not take place. ‘Wien you stop using D6PO-PRCVERA your menstrua I period will usually in time, return to its normal cycle 2 Bone Minera? Changes Use of DERO-PROVERA may be associated with a decrease fo foe amount of mmeraI stored in your bones. This could increase your risk of developing bone fractures. The rate,of bone mineral loss is greatest in foe early years of DERO-PROVERA use, but after that it begins to resembte the normal rate of age-related bone mineral toss. 3 Cancer Studies of women who have used different forms of contraception found that women who used DEPCW’ROVERA for contraception had no increased overall risk of developing cancer of the breast, ©vary uterus, cervix, or liver. However; women under 35 years of age wnose first Exposure to DEPO-PROV£Ra was within the previous 4 to 5 years may have a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer similar to that seen with oral contraceptives. You should discuss this with your health-care provider 4 Unexpected Fteonancy Because DERO-PROVERA is such an effective contraceptive method foe risk of accidental pregnancy for women who get ther shots regularly (every 3 mpnths [13 weeks]) is very- low. While there have been reports of an increased nsk of lew brfo vfeight and neonatal infant death or other health problems in infants conceded dose to the time of injection, such pregnancies are uncommon. If you think you may have become pregnant white using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception, sec your health-care provider as soon as possible. SAtksgte Fractions Some women using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive foyektion have reported severe and potentially Sfe-foreatenmg allergc. reactions known as amphykxis and anaphylactoid reactions. Symptoms nttode foe sudden onset of hives or swelling and itching oi me $k«\ breathing diffic ulties, and a drop to blood pressure. 6C*her#<*s Women who use hormone-based contraceptives mey have an»no-eased risk of blood efots or stroke. Also, if i contraceptive method fails, there «s a possibility that the fertilized egg vM begin to develop outside of the uterus (ectopic pregvmcy). While tlx^e events are rare, you sfxxBd tefi ycer health-care provider if you have any of the problems feted m the next section. What symptoms may signal problems while using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Cali your health-care provider immediately i ami of these problems occur following an mjectfon erf DEPO-PROVERA • sharp chest pam. couching up of blood, or sudden shortness of breath {indicating a po$$**e dot in the fepg) • sudden sevens tieadadse or vomiting, d*zaness ex (anting, probfems with your eyesight or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (indicating a possible stroke) • sevens pan or sweftfig m the calf (indicating a possible clot in the teg) • unusuafly hefw vagina bleeding • severe pain or tenderness in the lower abdominal <irea • persistent pa>a pus. or bteedmg at the injection site What are the possible side effects of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? l .Weghf Gain You may experience a weight gam while you are usng DEPO-PROVERA About two thirds of the women who used DEPO-PROVERA m dnicaf trials reported a weight gam of about 5 pounds during the first year of use. You may continue to gam weight after the first year. Women m one large study who used DEPO-PROvERA for 2 years ganed on average total of 8 I pounds ever those 2 years, or approximately 4 pounds per year Women who continued for 'I years garied an average total of! 3.8 pounds over ifvove rf years, or approximately 3.5 pounds per year. Women who continued for 6 years gamed an average total of 16.5 pounds cw those 6 years. or Vgwinwtt^275 pounds per year. lira clinical Study erf over.3,900 women who used DEPO-PROVERA for up to 7 years, some women reported the knowing effects that may or may not Kwe been related to thew use of DEPO-PROVERA Irrwufer menstrual Weeding amenorrhea. headache. nervousness. abdominal cramps, dizziness, weakness or fatigue, decreased sexual desire, tec cramps, nausea, vwmal discharge cr irritation. breast sweting aid tenderness, bloating, sweeirvg of the hands or feel backache, depression, insomnia, acne, pelvic pain, no hair gowth or excessive hair loss. rash, hot itesl'ev. and joint pain. Other probfems were reported by very few of the women m the cSnicaf '.mis, but some of these could be senous, These include convulsions, jaundice, urinary tract infections, afferw reactions. feinting, paralyvs, osteoporosis. Lack of return to fertrWy. deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus. breast cancer, or cervical oncer If these or any other probfems occur during your use of DEPO-PROVERA. discuss them with your health-care^provider Should any precautions be followed during use of DERO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? I Mtsanrf Pkrtnlc During the time you are using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception, you may skp a period. 0r your pofodS may stop compietoty if you have been receiving your DEPO-PROVERA injections regularly every 3 months (i 3 weeks), then you are probably not pregnant However, If you think that vou may be pregnant see your health-care- provider - P laboratory Test interactions if you are scheduled for any laboratory tests, to? you' health-care provider that you are using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception. Certain blood tests are affected by hormones such as DEPO-PROVERA. 3 Drug interactions Cytadren (mwc&ufa&mrkk:) is an anticuncer drug that may significantly decrease the effectiveness of DtPO-PROVpRA if the two drugs are given duong foe same time. 4.Nursng Mothers Althourfv DEPO-PROVERA can be passed to the nursing infant r» the brefast milk, no harmful effects have been found in these children. DERD-PROVERA does not prevent the breasts from» producing mife, »o ft can be used by nur«n$ mothers. However, to nmmize the amount of DEPO-PROVERA that is pawed to foe infant in the first weeks after birth, you should wait until b weeks after chitdbrth before you start using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception. How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? The recommended dose of DEPO-PROVERA n ISO mg every 3 months (13 weeks) gwen n a single intramuscular injection n foe buttock orupper arm. To make sure that you are not pregnant it foe time of the first injection. it is essential that the injection be $ven ONLY during foe first S days of a normal menstrual period. If used following the delivery of a chad, foe first injection of DEPO-PROVERA MUST begiven within 5 days after childbirth if you are not breast-feeding or $ weeks after childbirth if you are exclusively breast-feeding ff you wat longer than 3 months (11 weeks) between Ejections, or longer than 4 weeks after delivery, your health-eare provider should determine that you are not pregnant before giving you your injection of DEPO-PROVERA. Rx only C8-7-S Rwmitia & Upjohn Company &Uf>|Ohf! Kalamazoo l-i 49001, USA _i_U Texas governor calls 3rd legislative session BY NATALIE GOTT , Till-: ASSOCIATED DRESS AUSTIN, TEXAS — Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called a third special session of the Legislature to redraw Texas’ congressional districts after the Democrats thwarted two previ ous attempts by fleeing the state. Perry said the session would begin on Monday. During two previous GOP ef forts to redraw Texas’ congres sional map, Democratic lawmak ers slipped across the state line, beyond the reach of the law in the Lone Star State, depriving the Republicans of the quorum need ed to conduct business. The governor’s announcement came after 10 Senate Democrats who have been in New Mexico boycotting the Legislature re lented and announced that they would return to Texas and take part in a third special session. Democrats have a 17-15 major ity in the current Texas congres sional delegation in Washington. The GOP is pushing plans that would give Republicans as many as 21 seats. Eleven Democrats in all slipped across state lines July 28 and stayed away for about six weeks to block a vote on redis tricting. One of the 11, Sen. John Whitmire of Houston, defected last week and said he would at tend another special session if the governor called one. That left the 10 remaining Democrats without the numbers to block a quorum. Twenty-one of the Senate’s 31 members must be present for business to be con ducted. “If, indeed, Senator Whitmire makes a quorum, we must return to the Senate to defend rural and minority Texans as best we can,” the Democratic senators said in a statement. “Despite his (Whitmire’s) rhetoric, his move amounts to trading away the elec toral voices of the millions of ru ral and minority Texans we are in Albuquerque to defend.” Through a spokeswoman, Whitmire disregarded comments by his colleagues, saying they are his friends and “are under a lot of stress.” The Democrats who remained out of state said tentative plans . call for them to leave Albuquerque Wednesday and head to Laredo to attend a court hearing Thursday. Their federal lawsuit alleges Republican lead ers have trampled minority rights in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Democrats’ rights to political free speech. After the court hearing, the Democrat^ will return to their home districts and wait to see if there is a quorum in the Senate, said Sen. Judith Zaffirini. me pusn to rearaw congres sional districts during an off-cen sus year has brought cries from the Democrats that the Republicans are not playing fair. U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas has played a ma jor role in pushing for the redis tricting in his home state. Efforts to address redistricting have failed three times this year — during the Legislature’s regu lar session and during two special sessions. During the regular session, the bill failed when more than 50 Democratic House members fled to Oklahoma. Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides over the Senate, has said he expects the up coming session to last about two to three weeks. Perry spokeswoman Kathy Walt said the governor would wel come the Democrats back and be lieves there are a number of im portant issues that need to be ad dressed. 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