The New England Journal of Medicine published a shocking report that states that HIV has gotten beyond out of control in the United States. Certain populations in America have higher rates of HIV infections than in Africa, the distinguished medical magazine claims.
 
According to the NEJM, more than 1 in 30 adults in Washington, D.C., are HIV-infected, which is a greater percentage than what’s reported in the African countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria or Rwanda.
 

By Chris Cillizza
Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 28, 2009; 3:10 PM
 

One.
 
That's the number of Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who voted for the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court today. (Thanks to C-SPAN for the video above.)
 

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing on the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays and lesbians, according to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat.
 
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold the hearing in the fall, she said in a written announcement.
 
A committee spokeswoman confirmed that there will be hearings but that no specific legislation is under consideration.