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Humanitarianism. she put a face on hiv, aids. she was funny, she was generous. she made her life count. those are the words of barbara strie sand, morning the loss of elizabeth taylor. in 1985, elizabeth taylor helped create the american foundation for aids research after her close friend, actor rock hudson, died of aids. since then, they have raised more than $325 million for research. elizabeth taylor traveled the world, calling attention to the epidemic. she made repeated visits to congress, pushing for more federal funding for aids fighting efforts. >> i'm here to speak about a national sc...