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May 8, 2009

Despite Campaign Pledge, Obama Shuns Needle Exchange
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Health advocates are criticizing a budget item that would reverse an
Obama campaign pledge to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS by lifting
the federal ban on needle exchange programs. The Obama budget includes
language that bans any federal spending on needle exchange.



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