McCain opposes funds for teen sex education

JOHN McCAIN, whose running mate disclosed that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, has opposed proposals to spend federal money on teen-pregnancy prevention programmes and voted to require poor teen mothers to stay in school or lose their benefits.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s announcement on Monday about her daughter, Bristol, was aimed at rebutting internet rumours that Palin’s youngest son, born in April, was actually her daughter’s. Palin said her daughter intends to raise her child and marry the baby’s father, who was identified only by his first name, Levi.

The baby is due in late December.