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George, Laura & World AIDS Day:  But They Look Good In Ribbons
George, Laura & World AIDS Day: But They Look Good In Ribbons
(click for full size) a. If you looked up "pandering" in the dictionary. b. Desperate days in the legacy hunt? c. Laura gets World AIDS Day mixed up with Christmas? d. It's always been about backgrounds and logos. ( This angle catches the matching pins.) e. Chill out. The ...
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sayanythingblog.com — A group of experts are beginning to criticize the AIDS movement for saying that their cause is... pulling funding and support away from more pressing causes. LONDON – As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at ... (more) A Bit Of Truth For World AIDS Day Tomrrow: The AIDS ...
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