HIV+/AIDS In The News ( I )

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The following has been clipped from the daily briefing of The Body: News and Views 3 September 2009
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HIV IN THE NEWS ( I )

Mourning the Loss of Senator Edward Kennedy

The outpouring of tributes continues from people in the HIV community who knew U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, who passed away late last month. "What was clear to me ... was how much he genuinely cared about fighting -- and winning -- our battle against the AIDS epidemic," recalls Kevin Robert Frost, the chief executive of amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, in this touching eulogy. "When Senator Kennedy took over the leadership of the Senate Committee on Health in 1987 and made AIDS the committee's top priority at a time when there was still so much stigma surrounding the disease, he took a political risk that few politicians would have been willing to take." (Article from amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research)

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The following has been cllipped from The Bilerico Project posting of 31 August 2009

OF INTEREST . . .

Stop Here and Email 18 Crucial Senators on ENDA


We're almost there, kids. We have 95% of the gas we need to get there in the House, but only 80% of what we need in the Senate. Face it, you're going to have to get out and push at some point.

To help you, here the scoop on what's happening in the Senate, followed by email links and telephone numbers after the jump. Print this out and paste it on your wall. Play "ENDA: The Home Edition" by ticking off the Senators as they come on board. You'll get a prize if you collect all 60!

OF NOTE . . . . . . .

Okay, gang, here's what's going on. We need 60 votes to win against a likely Republican filibuster. There are 48 Senators with confirmed yes votes on S.1584. The game is a treasure hunt to find another twelve votes so it can pass. Can you find all twelve?

OF COURSE . . . .

Continue reading "Click Here To Email 18 Crucial Senators on ENDA"...


http://www.bilerico.com/2009/08/click_here_to_email_18_crucial_senators_on_enda.php#more

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