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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (675835)	9/27/2012 5:22:38 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1577102

Clinton & Co. Land Cheap Birth Control for World Poor 27M WOMEN AFFECTED IN DEAL THAT HALVES THE COST: BILL CLINTON By the Associated Press newser.com Posted Sep 27, 2012 11:34 AM CDT (AP) – Prices for long-acting contraception will be halved for 27 million women in the developing world through a new partnership, Bill Clinton and other world leaders announced yesterday. The deal will help avoid almost 30 million unwanted pregnancies and save an estimated $250 million in health costs, the partnership said. By slowing down the pace of births and avoiding medical problems such as premature births, the partnership said about 30,000 maternal deaths and 280,000 child deaths can be avoided. "We in the wealthier countries can now see that by putting up a modest amount of money and pooling it with others and working with the providers, we can make market forces work to help poor people and save lives," Clinton, flanked by the leaders of Norway and Nigeria, said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Bayer HealthCare, the maker of the Jadelle progestogen implants, agreed to reduce its price by more than half in exchange for a six-year purchasing commitment from a coalition made up of the Norwegian, British, US, and Swedish governments, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation. ==================================================================================== George W. Bush To Keynote Cayman Islands Investment Conference Not entirely the party's message of the week. Rosie GrayBuzzFeed Staff Posted Sep 26, 2012 10:42pm EDT Former President George W. Bush is set to deliver the keynote address at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit on Grand Cayman just a few days before the election. The conference will feature Bush as the keynote speaker on the first night, and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson on the second night. "Institutional investors, private investors, asset allocators, fund managers, service providers, academics and regulators will benefit from this discussion on the future of the industry," reads to the FAQ section of the website. The timing of the conference could land awkwardly during an election season that's been marked by speculation about Mitt Romney's finances, particularly his offshore investments in tax havens like the Cayman Islands.