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Bush Pushes Abstinence in AIDS Program

In Tanzania, president prods Congress to renew global aid pact

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 17, 2008 1:21 PM CST
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(Newser) – President Bush urged Congress today to “stop squabbling” and renew his global AIDS program, which provides medication and treatment for millions and earmarks funds for abstinence efforts. In Tanzania, his African tour’s second stop, Bush signed a $700 million aid package, saying, “We don’t want people guessing on the continent of Africa whether the generosity of the American people will continue.”

Seeking to remove abstinence-until-marriage provisions, some Democrats have stalled the renewal, the AP reports. Despite low US approval ratings, Bush was feted by Tanzanians, and their president said, "If this program is discontinued or disrupted, there will be so many people who will lose hope."

President Bush walks through a ceremonial arrival cordon with Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Bush, targeting disease and poverty in travels across the African continent, touted a soft-power agenda Sunday in Tanzania where he received a hearty,...
President Bush walks through a ceremonial arrival cordon with Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Bush, targeting disease and...   (Associated Press)
President Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete sign the Millennium Challenge Compact agreement during a ceremony at the Tanzanian State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. The pact pledges $700 million to help the infrastructure of the country. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
President Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete sign the Millennium Challenge Compact agreement during a ceremony at the Tanzanian State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008....   (Associated Press)
President Bush speaks during a joint news conference with Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, not pictured, at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush speaks during a joint news conference with Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, not pictured, at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
President Bush and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete toast at the social dinner held at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete toast at the social dinner held at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
President Bush and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete toast at the social dinner held at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush and Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete toast at the social dinner held at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
A billboard urges President Bush to Feel at Home as Tanzanians walk past the front of his hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
A billboard urges President Bush to "Feel at Home" as Tanzanians walk past the front of his hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
U.S. President George W. Bush is accompanied by Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, rear center, and first lady Laura Bush, rear right, as he greets patients in the outpatient area of the Amana District Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
U.S. President George W. Bush is accompanied by Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, rear center, and first lady Laura Bush, rear right, as he greets patients in the outpatient area of the Amana...   (Associated Press)
Three-year-old Faith Mang'ehe sits on the lap of her mother, Tatu Msangi, who is an HIV-positive registered nurse, during a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, left, at Amana District Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. When Tatu Msangi became pregnant, she also discovered...
Three-year-old Faith Mang'ehe sits on the lap of her mother, Tatu Msangi, who is an HIV-positive registered nurse, during a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, left, at Amana District Hospital...   (Associated Press)
Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete looks towards U.S. President George W. Bush during a joint news conference at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Bush, on a five-nation visit to Africa, challenged Congress on Sunday to renew his global AIDS program. (AP Photo/Charles...
Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete looks towards U.S. President George W. Bush during a joint news conference at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Bush, on a five-nation...   (Associated Press)
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