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...budget, he requested only $2 billion for global AIDS, $1 billion less than was authorized. While it now appears that the U.S. will spend $2.4 billion on AIDS next year, getting that extra $400 million required congressional Republicans—like Rep. Jim Kolbe, R-Ariz.—to break ranks with the administration. Indeed, since July, the White House’s Deputy Global AIDS Coordinator has written to Congress at least three times to try to hold them to the president’s $2 billion figure. To justify its strategy of slowly “ramping...
America West makes a compelling case for fedfare. Just a few years ago, the airline was so awful that some flyers called it "America Worst." For much of its 20-year history, the airline, based in Phoenix, Ariz., had been hurt by maintenance and operational problems, inconsistent leadership and its location in the sleepy southwestern...
...student's success in college are his or her determination and work ethic in high school. Perhaps college admissions officers should rely less on standardized-test results and more on making phone calls to high school teachers. We know our students' potential better than any test. STACY HAINES Tucson, Ariz...
...embassy convoy in Gaza, the first time Americans have been fatally targeted by Palestinians inside the occupied territories [Oct. 27]. How about a story headlined "Iraq: Echoes of Gaza"? Thanks to the Bush Administration, the U.S. has acquired its own West Bank and Gaza. THOMAS PLAZIBAT Tucson, Ariz...
...attention to the fact that troop levels in Iraq are grossly inadequate. Late last week, the Pentagon announced its new troop rotation plan, which calls for 50,000 additional U.S. troops in Iraq in the next several months, bringing the total level to 180,000. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has called for an additional 20,000 troops on top of the proposed increase. Even Democratic presidential candidate Wesley K. Clark, who has come out against the war, has called for an increase in deployment, arguing “An increase doesn’t mean you?...