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Ledger Death Postpones Bush Anti-Drug Ad Event

Heath Ledger's death has prompted the White House to postpone an event featuring George W. Bush that was supposed to promote a new ad campaign to prevent prescription drug abuse. The campaign follows a study released last month that showed a decline in illicit drug use by teens last year, but lingering popularity of prescription painkillers among the younger crowd.

White House press secretary Dana Perino says, "We thought it would be better to postpone the event rather than run the risk of anyone thinking that we were being opportunistic in highlighting the issue."

Ledger was found dead Tuesday in his New York City apartment, with prescription and sleeping and anti-anxiety pills scattered about.

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