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September 23, 2010

AIDS Activists Heckle Obama at Fundraiser
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President Obama was heckled at a Democratic Party fundraiser Wednesday
over accusations his administration has underfunded the treatment and
prevention of AIDS. The hecklers held up signs reading "Broken promises"
and "No retreat, fund AIDS."

President Obama: "We heard your point. And as I said before, we
increased AIDS funding. Now, if you want to have a conversation later
about how we can increase it even more, it’s a conversation I’m happy to
have. But what I want to do is talk about what’s coming up. I want us to
talk about what’s at stake in this election, because the people that
potentially will take over, if we don’t focus on this election, I
promise you, will cut AIDS funding, and they’ll cut every priority that
you care about."



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