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[Judi Lynn]

the rounds right after he was caught working his plan on Target.

From the Washington Post:

Allen is a self-described born-again Christian who got his start in politics working for Jesse Helms (R), the conservative former North Carolina senator.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/10/AR2006031002328_pf.html



Allen and his mentor Article from 2004:

December 09, 2004
Could Anti-Safe Sex, Anti-Gay, Anti-PWA, Anti-Choice, Former Jesse Helms Attack Dog Claude Allen Be The New HHS Secretary?
Conservative activists are pushing for the notorious Claude Allen to replace Tommy Thompson as the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Allen as HHS Secretary would be a public health disaster.

Overseeing HIV/AIDS programs as Deputy Secretary, Allen has been the Bush Administration's point man for abstinence-only sex ed and HIV prevention -- the same programs that won nationwide criticism this week. (See additional articles below.) Allen told U.S. News and World Report in 2002 that any discussion of safe sex and contraception for young people is "inappropriate." He removed condom and safe sex information from the CDC website, and has repeatedly misrepresented scientific studies demonstrating the effectiveness of condoms in preventing HIV infection. Allen is said to have overseen HHS investigations aimed at financially penalizing AIDS advocacy groups who questioned Bush administration policies, and has worked with extremist religious groups and legislators to create a "witch hunt" atmosphere around AIDS advocacy and services.

Earlier in his career as an aide to Senator Jesse Helms, Mr. Allen was quoted by a local reporter saying that Governor Jim Hunt, Democratic candidate for a North Carolina Senate seat in 1984, was vulnerable because his campaign could be "linked with the queers." (Allen was the first African-American staff aide ever hired by Helms, a viciously race-baiting "former" segregationist.)
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http://www.hwadvocacy.com/update/archives/2004/12/could_antisafe.html