Bono praises Reid on AIDS funding

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(02-16-2007) Bono praises Reid on AIDS funding - RGJ*
Bono praises Reid on AIDS funding


By DIANA MARRERO

WASHINGTON -- Bono, the lead singer for the band U2, is a big Harry Reid fan these days.

That's because the Senate majority leader helped secure a $1.3 billion boost in federal funding for global AIDS programs this week.

The increase means the U.S. will spend $4.5 billion this year on programs to fight AIDS, HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, mainly in Africa. The money funds AIDS drugs and mosquito netting, among other prevention and treatment programs.

"Sen. Reid and his colleagues came through," Bono said in a statement released Thursday. "His leadership and their resolve deserve the respect of all who work on these issues, and the countless souls, literally hundreds and thousands, who will now owe the United States their lives."

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1. Very cool! Nom! Nice to hear and notice who he didn't praise? nt