The fakeout: Bush promised billions for AIDS--but not until he's left office. (Dispatches).
American Prospect, The, April, 2003 by Franke-Ruta, Garance
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH'S GLOBAL AIDs--relief proposal seemed like a historic announcement. "[T]o meet a severe and urgent crisis abroad, tonight I propose the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief--a work of mercy beyond all current international efforts to help the people of Africa," Bush said during January's State of the Union address.
"I ask the Congress to commit $15 billion over the next five years, including nearly $10 billion in new money, to turn the tide against AIDS in the most afflicted nations of Africa and the Caribbean. This nation can lead the world in ...
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