Should couples be forced to take a HIV test?
We've had a fairly speedy meeting this morning, and there were really only two stories that we all agreed on that we think should make it on tonight.
HIV tests
The government of India's Andhra Pradesh state say a new law will soon make it compulsory for couples to take an HIV test before marriage.
Do you think it's a good idea?
It's part of a that aims to bring down the rate of infections in the state.
Would you ask your partner to take a test before committing to them?
the debate os already underway , tell us what you think.
Iraq
And secondly we want to know what you think about President Bush's plan to increase.
Are more troops the answer?
And what do you make of President Bush's latest assessment on the war in Iraq - 'We're not winning the war, but we're not losing it either' ?
Can you have a score-draw in a war?
Tell us what you think .
Here are the other stories we discussed this morning
Anna was wandering if we should look at the story that seems to have got .
has given Miss USA a second chance to save her title which was to be revoked because her partying ways were deemed to bring the contest into disrepute.
She's not sure there's necessarily a question we should ask, but wants to look into it a bit more to see if it has got people going in the States. And the audio of the televised apology could add some nice colour to the piece.
Widely felt in the office that it has that "so what" factor to the story..I don't think it's going to make it.
Also - Somalia. Heavy clashes have been reported on the , we haven't talked about it yet, but Anna would like to hear from people in the region to get an idea of what's happening out there.
If that is possible? David and Pete think it is possoble, and Paul points out that we have some good contacts from the Somali community in London.
Paul says...
he really would like to do the Tsunami Aid story that featured on the ..
But Pete says that the bigger story is the lack of fulfilled promises by countries who had pledged billions of dollars but two years on have given very little.
Do you feel let down by what your Government has given?
Paul says a nice tie-in is which argues why when we give, we should avoid the large agencies who appear bureaucratic and deskbound compared to individual actions.
Are smaller donations better to give than large?
Pete and Anna decide that it will probably be best to watch this story over the next week or so and actually talk about it on the second anniversary of the tsunami, 26th December.
Karnie wants to talk about Kenya
. European men represent half of all their clients.
Is a zero tolerance policy the answer to crack down on this? We're struggling to find an angle on this that will open up the debate. Can you think of one?
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