ciroccoj | Dubya Strikes Again

I was once waiting for a bus when a strange man walked up to me and said, "Beautiful day, isn't it? Days like this make me so glad I'm not from this planet."

Ditto, buddy.

Federal AIDS funding cuts 'devastating': S.F. hit hardest at 12%, Oakland 5.9%, San Jose cut 5.1%.

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The Bush administration slashed San Francisco's federal AIDS budget by more than $4 million, a 12 percent cut and one of the biggest in the nation, which local health officials fear could land more people in the emergency room.

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The money [part of the Ryan White CARE program], aimed at low-income patients who lack medical insurance or whose coverage is not enough, is used for everything from doctor's visits and medication to substance abuse treatment and food.

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Nationwide, the total Ryan White CARE budget for the year is $595 million, a $5 million decrease from last year.
Bush may double funding to abstinence programs.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is proposing to double spending on sexual abstinence programs that bar any discussion of birth control or condoms to prevent pregnancy or AIDS despite a lack of evidence that such programs work.

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Bush would spend $270 million on abstinence-only education, compared with $100 million annually when he took office.