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Bush's plan on providing AIDS funding met with skepticism.
Byline: Vincent J. Schodolski
LOS ANGELES _ As President Bush announced steps to provide wider access to AIDS testing at home, critics warned that funding for the president's new $15 billion global program to fight HIV and AIDS was far from certain _ as were assurances that the money could be converted into effective programs to help victims.
Following up on his announcement this week of additional funding for AIDS relief _ primarily for Africa _ the president unveiled steps Friday to provide wider access to AIDS tests that can deliver highly accurate results within minutes. Many people who are tested using older, more time-consuming methods fail to return to get the results. The new tests produce results in just 30 minutes.
AIDS activists praised the president's initiatives, but they also called for the words to be followed by deeds, mindful that some previous pledges for aid failed to materialize. Rock star Bono, who has worked hard to draw attention to the AIDS crisis in Africa, cautiously welcomed the Bush initiative.
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