(Lillian Rizzo/Global Post)
President Barack Obama announced on World AIDS Day that the United States would give an additional $50 million towards AIDS treatment and facilities, CNN reported.
On the 23rd anniversary of World AIDS Day, the president also set a new goal to help six million people receive treatment by the end of 2013, increasing the original target by two million, ABC News reported.
“We are going to win this fight,” Obama said. “But the fight’s not over, not by a long shot.” (Read more at the Global Post)
WORLD AIDS DAY EDITORIALS:
- The Peace Pastor: “On World AIDS Day” (Houston Chronicle)
- George W. Bush: “No Retreat in the Fight Against AIDS” (Wall Street Journal)
- Bono: “A Decade of Progress on AIDS” (New York Times)
OTHER NEWS LINKS:
- Tough Choices Ahead as the Population Ages (Houston Chronicle)
- A Teenager’s Suicide Spurs DREAM Activists (Texas Tribune)
- Writers in the Schools Student Wins National Award (WITS Blog)
- Texas Grid Operator Warns of More Blackout Threats (Texas Tribune)
- In Texas, Keeping Kids In School And Out Of Court (NPR)