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US Keeps Wary Eye On Yemen Conflicts

GlobalPost | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda, Shi'ite Houthis, Yemen, US Foreign Aid, Houthis, US Foreign Policy, Us Foreign Relations, Yemen Terrorism, World News

SANAA, Yemen - As three loosely aligned rebel groups continue to wage war against Yemen's U.S.-backed government, American officials here insist the w...

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Hello World: Obama Needs Your Help with Israel!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Gaza, West Bank, Israel-Nuclear-Weapons, Occupation, West Bank Settlements, US Foreign Aid, Israel, Obama, US Foreign Policy, Iran Nuclear Program, Middle East Peace, Binyamin Netanyahu, Palestin, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

While Israel pretends not to have the nuclear bomb, Iran says its not making one, while Israel continues to displace Palestinians, Iran continues to imprison opposition.

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Who'd a Thunk It? Bipartisan Consensus on Foreign Aid

Sheila Herrling | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

Read More: Qddr, National Security Strategy, Usaid, Kerry-Lugar Bill, John Kerry, US Foreign Aid, Usaid-Policy, National Security Council, World News
Sheila Herrling

Amidst of a month of partisan battles on Capitol Hill, a bill was introduced this week that rose above party lines in a major step towards strengthening and reforming US foreign aid policy.

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Women's Rights In Afghanistan Depends On Where One Lives

Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Ann Jones, Foreign Aid, Usaid, Islam, Women's Rights, Women, Rotary International, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, US Foreign Aid, Sharia Law, Taliban, Robert Greenwald, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Development Aid, Religion, Women for Afghan Women, Women and Politics, Women Education, Taliban Women's Rights, Afghan Taliban, Advocacy, Sharia, World News
Stuart Whatley

Conditions in Afghanistan are acutely compartmentalized. Reports from one village can be bright and optimistic while another locale is rife with atrocities towards women and girls.

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Tsvangarai Meets Obama Friday To Discuss US Aid

Washington Post | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangarai, Robert Mugabe, Foreign Aid, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, US Foreign Aid, Barack Obama, ZImbabwe Crisis, World News

JOHANNESBURG -- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is on his first official visit in Washington this week with a decidedly difficult sales pi...

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A Balanced Approach to U.S. Foreign Aid Reform

David Beckmann | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Mark Kirk, Poverty, H.R. 2139, US Foreign Aid, Howard Berman, Bread for the World, World News
David Beckmann

In a world where poverty anywhere threatens prosperity everywhere, foreign assistance is a vital tool for translating our moral beliefs into practical actions.

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Convoluted Foreign Aid

David Beckmann | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Gao, Foreign Assistance, Foreign Affairs, Government Accountability Office, US Foreign Aid, World News
David Beckmann

U.S. foreign assistance has worked miracles around the globe, but is in dire need of an overhaul.

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The Millenium's Challenge

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Millenium Challenge Corporation, US Foreign Aid, George W. Bush, Africa, Economic Recovery, Harvard, Barack Obama, World News
Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

The MCC has been praised as an innovative instrument of foreign aid and is an interesting experiment in trying to keep money out of the hands of gangsters.

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The 'How' and 'Why' of Reforming U.S. Foreign Assistance

David Beckmann | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Foreign Assistance Reform Act, World Hunger, Foreign Affairs, House Foreign Affairs Committee, US Foreign Aid, World News
David Beckmann

In a world where poverty anywhere threatens prosperity everywhere, foreign assistance is a vital tool for translating our moral beliefs into practical actions.

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Zimbabwe's New Finance Minister Comes To Washington To Plead Heart-Wrenching Case

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Tendai Biti, US Foreign Aid, Zanu-Pf, Zimbabwe Cholera, Barack Obama, Human Rights, Morgan Tsvangarai, Zimbabwe Violence, Human Rights Watch, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Human Rights, World News
Human Rights Watch

After years of being looted by Mugabe, Zimbabwe is dead broke. More than half the population is surviving on international food aid and unemployment stands at more than 90 percent.

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Kristof: How To Raise The World's IQ With Salt

International Herald Tribune | Nicholas D. Kristof | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Aid, Iodized Salt, Salt Intelligence, World Bank, Nutrition, Africa, Development, Asia, US Foreign Aid, World Iq Salt, World News

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Travelers to Africa and Asia all have their favorite forms of foreign aid to "make a difference." One of mine is a miracle subst...

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What Can't Be Cut

Josh Ruxin | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, 2008 Presidential Race, Foreign Aid, Usaid, Poverty, Pepfar, US Foreign Aid, Global Poor, Tuberculosis, Recession, HIV/AIDS, Foreign Loans, Financial Crisis, Fighting Malaria, The ONE Campaign, Politics News
Josh Ruxin

It's time to send a clear signal to the Obama and McCain camps that issues of the poor world-wide are not disposable because of market downturns.

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How Mean Can the Bush Administration Be?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Disaster Relief, Cuba, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ike, Foreign Aid, US Foreign Aid, Condi Rice, Hurricane, Embargo, Fidel Castro, Cuban Relief Aid, Disaster Aid, Relief Aid, Cuban Aid, Hurricane Aid, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

The Bush administration has offered $100,000 worth of aid to hurricane-battered Cuba; this is but a pittance compared to what is needed by one of our closest neighbors. Someone should remind Bush that the Cold War is over.

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US Payments To Pakistan Face New Scrutiny

Washington Post | Robin Wright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pakistan Defense Ministry, Pervez Musharraf, Musharraf's Election Loss, Warwire, US Foreign Aid Pakistan, Pakistan, US Foreign Aid, Pakistan Elections, Politics News

Once a month, Pakistan's Defense Ministry delivers 15 to 20 pages of spreadsheets to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. They list costs for feeding, cloth...

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