From BBConline:
CLINTON BROKERS LANDMARK AIDS DEAL
Bush signs $15bn anti-aids plan
Coincidental headlines/ subheadlines to put up the same morning?
Interesting contrast? If you read the articles, one casts doubt on the other
[Maybe I should clarify. What’s interesting is the way Bob Geldolf’s contrast between Clinton and Bush is undermined. Now, Geldof is anti-Euro, pro- Neo-Conservative, according to his recorded comments, which is rather unlike the BBC. This morning’s juxtaposition of articles makes the influential Geldof look a lot less cool. Also, I’m suspicious of how much Clinton has actually done, as opposed to claimed the credit for.]
Weekend 21st February 2026
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