The announcement caught many by surprise. It was 2003, and then-President George W Bush was standing before the United States Congress, laying out his goals for the upcoming year.Budget cuts were high among them. “We must work together to fund only our most important priorities,” Bush, a Republican, told the packed chamber.But then he dropped a bombshell: He called on Congress to approve $10bn in new spending to combat AIDS in Africa.
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