Not sure if you noticed that the two major presidential candidates have now weighed in on the CDC'S recent release of revised HIV statistics. As one might imagine, their responses reflects the considerable differences in their policy positions. John McCain's response seemed to be textbook political-speak. Basically he pledged to work with different "stakeholders" to continue the fight about HIV/AIDS. No specifics. His reference to it as a "dreaded disease" sounds very 20th century. To his credit, Obama on the other hand, pledges to develop a "national strategy." He speaks of confronting the stigma associated with HIV that is "too often tied to homophobia." Clearly either he, or his policy people are much better versed in HIV policy.
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