Archives: Morning Breakouts

The Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs approved a $52.7 billion FY 2011 spending bill on Wednesday, CongressDaily reports. The bill withheld $3.9 billion in aid for Afghanistan in response to concerns about corruption and "already cut $4 billion from President Obama's request to fund the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development and dozens of foreign assistance and cooperation programs," the publication writes.

The Seattle Times' "The Business of Giving" blog examines global health community leaders' reactions to the outcomes of the recent G8 summit in Canada.

The New York Times reports that the "weak economy is crippling the government program that provides life-sustaining" medicines to people with HIV and AIDS.

The WHO's recent prequalification approval of a low-cost meningitis vaccine could "help prevent epidemics in Africa for the first time, revolutionizing how doctors fight outbreaks of the deadly disease," the Associated Press reports.

A day after Haitian President Rene Preval signed a decree authorizing a date for November elections, he rebuffed other recommendations issued by the U.S. Senate, which include "holding an election for his successor, brushing off criticism that the current process will leave the shattered country without a credible leader," the Associated Press reports.

American Abroad Media examines how religious groups and leaders are dealing with public health issues in Africa. The program consists of five segments.

Tanning salons have to charge customers a 10 percent tax on their services to help pay for part of the new health reform law, and that has attracted the howls of small business, NPR reports.

CBO director tells bipartisan deficit commission that health law will make a "dent in the problem" but costs will continue to rise.