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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Iowa leaders call for AIDS plans from Giuliani, Huckabee, all other candidates

Iowa Religious and Community Leaders Call for Plans to Fight AIDS from Giuliani, Huckabee and all other candidates 4 days before World AIDS Day, hundreds of Iowans join prayer vigils in five cities across Iowa UPDATE 11/26/07 10:25PM CT: Senator Hillary Clinton has released her plan to fight AIDS, one day before a candlelight prayer vigil was planned outside her office in Davenport. “Sen. Clinton has stepped up to the plate, and released a plan to fight AIDS which, if enacted, will help turn the tide of the AIDS epidemic worldwide. She joins Obama and Edwards in calling for adequate funding and effective policies to fight AIDS at home and abroad, and today, we are praying for all other candidates, Republican and Democrat, to do the same,” said Kaytee Riek of Iowans for AIDS Action. Iowa- Hundreds of Iowans today attended prayer vigils to commemorate World AIDS Day, December 1st, and to call on all presidential candidates to release a plan to fight AIDS in the US and around the world by World AIDS Day. The vigils were organized by Iowans for AIDS Action, a statewide network… (more)