{"id":4376,"date":"2009-03-17T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2009-03-17T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T15:00:28","slug":"world-links-pope-says-condoms-wont-stop-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wa-blog\/world-links-pope-says-condoms-wont-stop-aids\/4376\/","title":{"rendered":"World Links: Pope Says Condoms Won&#8217;t Stop AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madagascar&#8217;s president <a href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20090317-opposition-enters-presidential-palace-followed-supporters-madagascar-ravalomanana-Rajoelina\">cedes power<\/a> to the military after months of protests that have killed 135 people.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.rian.ru\/russia\/20090317\/120599733.html\">large-scale rearmament<\/a> program to counter perceived NATO expansion near the Russian border.<\/p>\n<p>En route to his first papal visit to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI says that condoms will not solve the AIDS crisis. &#8220;On the contrary,&#8221; he said, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5iLJ2gzRRfTYc_YuS7r1yuwnmne-gD96VO1TG2\">it increases the problem<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madagascar&#8217;s president cedes power to the military after months of protests that have killed 135 people. 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