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Bono Praises President Bush For African AIDS Pledge

June 4th, 2007 9:08am EDT  Post a comment    Add to My News

BonoCrusading rocker Bono has lavished praise on President George W. Bush for pledging $30 million toward the fight against AIDS in Africa. The U2 singer is delighted by the decision to divert government funds towards combating the crisis in the poverty-stricken continent.

He says, "Some of my activist friends will be jumping on one leg rather than jumping on two because it's never enough. But I'm standing up and I'm applauding the president and congress."

Bono did, however, acknowledge that Bush's program requires up to a third of the funds to be spent on abstinence education instead of safe sex campaigns. He adds, "Condoms are a part of the solution; they just are."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)


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