AIDS CARE FUNDING GETS NEW HOPE

It was just a small part of the State of the Union speech last week, but when President Bush called on Congress to "reform and reauthorize" the Ryan White Act to help fight AIDS, it sent Mary Elizabeth Marr's hopes soaring. Money from the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, which expired last September, has gone primarily to urban areas such as New York City and San Francisco, said Marr, executive director of the AIDS Action Coalition in Huntsville.
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