Gateses Seek to Show U.S. Aid's Success

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Bill Gates is co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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By Ian Wilhelm

Bill and Melinda Gates have started an unusual advocacy campaign to show the success of American foreign assistance, saying continued support for such programs could drastically reduce the number of child deaths in poor nations.

While intended to primarily influence policy makers, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said the effort may also influence donors as they make hard choices about what causes to support in hard times.

The campaign is a "thank you" to taxpayers and