Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Laura Bush Promotes AIDS Initiative

Associated Press
By BEN FELLER – 2 days ago

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — To hear President Bush tell it, his program to combat AIDS across Africa faces an uncertain future in Congress. His wife is not so worried.

"I don't think there will be a problem," first lady Laura Bush told reporters Sunday. Her comments came on a day when George W. Bush cast doubt about whether the program would last beyond his presidency and told Congress to act.

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief centers on sub-Saharan Africa, the worst afflicted AIDS region in the world. The program, known as PEPFAR, is up for renewal this year.

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