While Republicans and Democrats in Congress wrangle over a continuing resolution to keep the federal government working, HIV/AIDS activists are bracing for cuts and discussing president Obama’s proposed 2012 budget. # An AIDS Institute press release this week praised Obama’s plan: # The budget President Obama proposed yesterday for fiscal year 2012 maintains his Administration’s commitment to domestic and global HIV/AIDS programs, and proposes increases for domestic AIDS medications and HIV prevention, along with research at the National Institutes of Health