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Via Galley Cat at Media Bistro: Jenna Bush will be writing a book geared toward teens about an HIV positive mother in Panama, ending the book with a call to action. Because teens have Political Power. Um, perhaps the call to action should start within Ms. Jenna's family: increasing funding to NIH would be good. As I understand it, the budget there is flat, not accounting for the 10-15% cost increases that have occured over the last year for research materials. Because giving Big Oil and Others a tax cut and funding a war that most Americans think is a lost cause are more important than science.

Maybe I shouldn't be so judgmental. It could be a very good book. Maybe I'm being cynical, thinking that the auction wouldn't've gotten that much attention if it hadn't been written by the daughter of a sitting president.