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AIDS activists call on Obama to keep campaign promises for Africa
Fri, 10/02/2009 - 13:39
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Some advocates are disappointed by signals that the global fight against HIV and AIDS might not get the funding it needs. As the new fiscal year begins, they are wondering if President Obama is backing down on campaign promises to aggressively fight AIDS in
Africa. FSRN's Tanya Snyder reports from Washington.
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Difficult
Realistically, it would be very difficult (impossible) to get all the necessary funds together at one time to get a handle on the AIDS problem. So, it has to be a year to year budget item that will depend on what other demands are being put on the United States. George Bush allocated a healthy sum for AIDS. Let's see what President Obama can do.