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Audits: AIDS funds accountability lacking

Chicago Tribune - December 26, 2006


WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush's ambitious AIDS-fighting program in poor countries has pushed so hard for fast results that basic record-keeping often went by the wayside, making it hard to judge the true success, according to government audits and officials.

Investigators have found that the 3-year-old, $15-billion program has overcounted and undercounted thousands of patients it helped, or was unable to verify claims of success.

The Bush administration says it has worked to fix the problems that were outlined in several audits reviewed by The Associated Press.
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