[Mb-civic] Tight With a Buck

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Tight With a Buck 
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January 23 2005

In his inaugural address, President Bush vowed to spread freedom and democracy across the globe. Left unstated was how, though implicit in encouraging free and stable nations is development aid for struggling economies. Yet in last week's 9 1/2 -hour-long hearing to confirm Condoleezza Rice as secretary of State, aid rated barely a whisper. Senators asked her a lot of tough questions about the war in Iraq, Washington's relationships with its allies and the U.S. strategy toward troublesome nations like Venezuela and Cuba. There was little mention of the problem that kills millions every year and helps fuel terrorism, war, instability and misery across the planet: poverty. 

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