US will not lift Myanmar sanctions
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A senior US diplomat says Washington will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform.
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Frank Pallone and Frank LoBiondo urge Congress to maintain U.S. assistance to Armenia, increased aid to Nagorno Karabakh
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Earlier this year, both the House and Senate adopted their versions of the FY 2010 foreign aid bill, with the House adopting higher figures for Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh.
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U.S. military aid to help Mali fight al-Qaeda
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Despite the U.S. assistance, the Sahara nations have been unable to prevent AQIM's increasingly deadly attacks in Mali, Niger, Algeria and Mauritania. In addition to the abduction of the Canadian diplomats, the terrorist group has kidnapped European tourists, killed an American aid worker and a British tourist, bombed the French embassy in Mauritania, assassinated a senior Malian intelligence...
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U.S. ignored warnings before deadly Afghan attack - Washington Times
Minstrel Boy (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
U.S. ignored warnings before deadly Afghan attack - Washington Times : "Three intelligence reports warned that Taliban insurgents were planning an attack just days before this month's raid on two remote military outposts in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight U.S. soldiers, but the reports were dismissed as insignificant , U.S. officials told The Washington Times. As a result,...
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U.S. Seeks to Calm Concerns in Pakistan Before Obama Signs Aid Legislation
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Criticism in Pakistan over the terms of a $7.5 billion U.S. assistance offer has American lawmakers and the administration seeking to mollify the concerns as President Barack Obama readies to sign the bill.
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US-Mexico groups urges new US assault weapons ban
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.
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US-Mexico groups urges new US assault weapons ban
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
MEXICO CITY—The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.The group, which includes two former U.S. ambassadors to Mexico, also said the U.S. should do more to stop the smuggling of firearms and ammunition into Mexico by stepping up...
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US-Mexico groups urges new US assault weapons ban
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.
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US-Mexico groups urges new US assault weapons ban
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
MEXICO CITY — The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.The group, which includes two former U.S. ambassadors to Mexico, also said the U.S. should do more to stop the smuggling of firearms and ammunition into Mexico by stepping up...
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US-Mexico groups urges new US assault weapons ban
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Last updated October 13, 2009 10:14 p.m. PTUS-Mexico groups urges new US assault weapons banBy CATHERINE E. SHOICHETASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERMEXICO CITY -- The United States should reinstate a Clinton-era ban on assault weapons to prevent such guns from reaching Mexican drug cartels, former officials from both countries said in a report released Tuesday.The group, which includes two former U.S....
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U.S. autoworkers protest tax dollars sending jobs to Mexico
Count Us Out (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
They’re part of a coalition fighting to save Kenosha and nearly 2,000 other UAW-represented jobs at two other Chrysler plants slated to close next year. After Chrysler took $10 billion in U.S. assistance, it scrapped plans to bring a new, more fuel-efficient engine to its Kenosha plant, sending the work to Saltillo, Mexico, instead.
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SARAH A. WEBSTER | MORNING AUTO REPORT: U.S. autoworkers protest tax dollars sending jobs to Mexico
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
They’re part of a coalition fighting to save Kenosha and nearly 2,000 other UAW-represented jobs at two other Chrysler plants slated to close next year. After Chrysler took $10 billion in U.S. assistance, it scrapped plans to bring a new, more fuel-efficient engine to its Kenosha plant, sending the work to Saltillo, Mexico, instead.
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Pakistanis Balk at U.S. Aid Package
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The Obama administration's strategy for bolstering Pakistan's civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and military leaders there sharply criticized a new U.S. assistance plan as interfering with the country's sovereignty.
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U.S. Aid to Indonesia and the Philippines
Department of State (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Department Spokesman Kelly (Oct. 5): "Our thoughts and sympathies continue to be with the people of Indonesia and the Philippines as they deal with the ... disasters of earthquakes and flooding. U.S. assistance in this time of great need has been rapid and diverse, and we stand ready to provide additional aid that would be helpful to some of the programs.
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Pakistan criticism erupts over U.S. aid plan
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The Obama administration's strategy for bolstering Pakistan's civilian government was shaken Wednesday when political opposition and military leaders there sharply criticized a new U.S. assistance plan as interfering with the country's sovereignty.