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	<title><![CDATA[Obama in Ghana: Time to End Tied Aid]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-gartner/obama-in-ghana-time-to-en_b_229789.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>In President Obama's speech in Ghana, he will highlight the importance of tackling corruption in order to support economic development in Africa. While he will surely focus on the key challenge of governance in Africa, President Obama also said last week that too little foreign assistance is reaching those who need it because of tied aid: "One of the concerns that I have with our aid policy generally is that Western consultants and administrative costs have been gobbling huge percentages...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-07-10T18:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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