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Foreign aid doesn't make us more secure
Jeff Danovich's commentary "Foreign aid keeps us safe" (Dec.5) could not be further from the truth. It is wrong to rob middle-class American taxpayers in order to enrich wealthy foreign leaders. In most cases, U.S. foreign aid does more harm than good....Tags: The New York Times, Lobbying, Ron Paul
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A despot lashes out
Syria's bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators reached new levels of brutality this week with the killing of hundreds of civilians in the city of Hama, a hotbed of resistance to the regime of President Bashar Assad. For months, Mr. Assad...Tags: Syria, Bashar Assad, Satellite Technology, Demonstration, Economic Sanctions
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The Sun falls for Palestinian spin
The Sun reports ("Bid for statehood may end; Possible deal delays U.N. debate, retains aid to Palestinians," September 21) that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas "decided to approach the U.N. this year [for statehood recognition] because of...Tags: Gaza Strip, Regional Authority, Israel, Jerusalem (Israel), Ehud Olmert
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We probably shouldn't attack Iran, but we shouldn't tell them that
Should we bomb Iran for plotting to blow up a Washington, D.C., restaurant in order to assassinate the Saudi ambassador?
Probably not.
Should Iran be worried that we might?
Absolutely.
And yet, within hours of the Justice Department charging...Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Military, Iraq, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jay Carney
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U.S. is wrong on Palestine
This week, the Palestinians will petition the U.N. Security Council for admission as a full member state. Admitting Palestine would be a nightmare for Israel and a serious problem for the United States. Nonetheless, President Barack Obama made the wrong...Tags: Egypt, Israel, Iran, Economic Sanctions, North Korea
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Baltimore housing authority racking up legal bills for lead cases
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City often cites a lack of funds to explain its refusal to pay nearly $12 million in court-ordered judgments to former public housing residents who suffered permanent lead-paint poisoning as children. But the city's...Tags: Lawyers, Punishment, Fines, File Sharing, Judges
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Doctors Without Borders campaigns for better childhood nutrition
Having just observed Yom Kippur, Zoey Solomon knew what it felt like to be hungry.
But, as the 9-year-old walked through an exhibit Sunday depicting the lives of malnourished children from around the world, she still wrinkled her nose at a container of...Tags: Peanut Butter, Entertainment Events, Butter, Peace Corps, Judaism
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America, help thyself, not other countries
It's hard to imagine why we continue to give away billions in foreign aid when America is sinking further into debt and problems at home are rising at an alarming rate. Unemployment is sky high, food stamps are at a record high, home foreclosures/...Tags: Ellicott City
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Baltimorean taking up the Libyan rebel cause
As described by those who know him, Matthew VanDyke comes off as footloose and maybe a little feckless. He has worked sporadically, sometimes getting freelance writing or teaching gigs but more often traveling to the Middle East for months at a time...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Freedom of the Press, Libyan Civil War (2011), Civil Rights, Muammar Gaddafi
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Foreign aid serves U.S. interests
The recent Republican presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas put a new spotlight on the issue of U.S. spending on foreign aid, although it may have escaped the notice of many ("Republicans take off gloves in Vegas debate," Oct. 19). Times are tough...Tags: Republican Party, Robert Gates, Elections, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Hearing Dadaab's cries
—As the small plane entered the pattern to land at this town on the eastern edge of Kenya, the view from the window was of miles and miles of scrubby landscape, low trees and bushes almost the same brown color as the sandy earth beneath them. Hardly...Tags: Benedict XVI, Somalia, Charity, Refugee
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Don't bet on anything good coming from Gadhafi's death
"Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust." -- Queen
Forgive me if I don't join the State Department, American officials and world leaders in their euphoric Hallelujah Chorus celebrating the...Tags: Egypt, Christianity, Feminism, Muammar Gaddafi, Civil Rights
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