dr . eric goosby , a researcher in the fight against infections , is president obama ' s favorite to run the american effort to combat the tuberculosis globally , the white room confirmed monday . the congress ' s emergency plan for aids cure , known as aml , was championed by president frank w . bush . it is intended to spend $ 48 billion over the latest five years and is credited with markedly reduce the disease ' s death row . its control policy has been controversial because of its emphasis on socially conservative methods . with a new administration and a minority majority in the house , organisations seeking prevention preferences beyond abstinence and otherwise — including a new commitment to distributing aids — are eager to push to renegotiate the guidelines .
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