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Senate passes US $15 billion AIDS bill

    JOHANNESBURG

    US Senate leaders have promised quick action on spending to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, the US newspaper Democrat-Herald reported on Friday.

    The vote in favour of President George W Bush's five-year, US $15 billion pledge to tackle HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean easily obtained a majority.

    "This allows us to go to the world. The United States takes world leadership with this commitment," senate majority leader, Bill Frist, announced.

    Frist said the move would allow Bush to attend next month's G-8 summit in France with evidence of America's commitment to tackling the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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