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George W. Bush: “I do not see how you can have a hopeful life if your mother and father is dying of HIV/AIDS or your baby is dying…”

On the recordNovember 11, 2008
I do not see how you can have a hopeful life if your mother and father is dying of HIV/AIDS or your baby is dying needlessly because of a mosquito bite.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the 2008 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner

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