Proposed change to often-ignored condom label causes political stir

It's just a little bit of wording on a condom packet -- so smallthat Justin Kleinman hadn't noticed it until he squinted to read itrecently.

"This is completely pointless," the 24-year-old Chicagoan said ofthe warning telling him that, while condoms can help prevent thespread of some sexually transmitted diseases, there are noguarantees.

Even so, that tiny bit of print is at the center of a ragingdebate now that President Bush has asked the Food and DrugAdministration to modify the current warning to include informationabout human papillomavirus, commonly called HPV or genital warts.

On one side are scientists who believe condoms should be promotedas a crucial …