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BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Angry protesters invaded the stage and drowned out U.S. Health Secretary Tommy Thompson at the world AIDS conference Tuesday in protest at what they see as Washington's inadequate response to the pandemic.

The U.S. is proposing to donate only $200 million to a new international global fund to fight the disease.

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Published on July 9, 2002 10:29 AM.

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