This has sort of slipped under the radar, but the Bush Administration published a 103-page report yesterday that outlines further President Bush's $15 billion, five-year commitment to combating HIV/AIDS throughout the globe.

Writes Randall Tobias, President Bush's Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator:

This strategy has been carefully, thoughtfully, yet urgently developed with the knowledge that each day, 8,000 lives are lost to AIDS. Clearly, we do not have answers to every question we have identified. Working closely with host governments, U.S. Government teams in the field, our various partners, and those living with AIDS, we will continue to learn and to develop new or more comprehensive approaches. Our intent is to move ahead without delay.

On another topic today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said of Bush today, "It appears that the conservative compassion he [Bush] promised to deliver in 2000 has now officially run out."