from http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/07/14/us.aids.ap/index.html
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The United States on Wednesday rejected a call at the International AIDS Conference for a $1 billion contribution next year to the global fund that has become the centerpiece of U.N. efforts against the disease.
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The United States on Wednesday rejected a call at the International AIDS Conference for a $1 billion contribution next year to the global fund that has become the centerpiece of U.N. efforts against the disease.

copyright; if you want to read anything more, go to the site. here are the snippets that pissed me off:
The U.S. money goes to countries that support Bush's abstinence-first policy, and it currently can only buy brand-name drugs, usually American, shutting out cheaper generic versions made by developing countries.
There has been furious criticism at the AIDS conference of U.S. policies such as its insistence on abstinence -- rather than condoms -- as a primary way of battling HIV; its trade policies; and its funding methods.
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