Millennium Challenge Account funds aim to spur reforms abroad
The Millennium Challenge Account linked aid to reform in developing countries, with an initial nearly 110 million over four years to Madagascar. Bush urged them to govern justly and invest in people, while U.S. pledges for 2004 2005 and 2006 fell short after congressional appropriations and requests.
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Bush
United States
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Millennium Challenge Account
Paul Applegarth
Applegarth
Letters on faith evolution war and tax policy
The letter discusses belief in God versus evolution, praising science while criticizing creationists and political leaders. It condemns the Bush administration for war and nuclear plans, notes casualties in Iraq, and argues for policy changes like updating the bottle bill and tax reforms benefiting sellers and property owners.
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Bush
George W. Bush
David Corn
Iran
United Nations
North Korea
Walcott July 150th parade turns to tragedy
A thought experiments scene recalls Walcott Iowa's 150th celebration of July last year with parade antique tractor pull and church display. A ghost town now shows 1514 residents killed in the Iraq war leaving only 14.
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Iowa
Walcott
Bottle bill boosts jobs and litter control in Iowa
The bottle bill boosts litter control and recycling, is self funding, and backs 90 percent plus support among Iowans. It created about 1,200 Iowa jobs and, in the first year, cut litter by 38 percent per the Department of Transportation. Opponents say it only addresses a small share of roadside litter and would tax non consumers.
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Iowa
Can Shed
Local option tax debate ends with mixed reliefs
Proponents say a 1 percent local option sales tax funds property tax relief and school and maintenance programs. Calculations show property owners face offsetting gains and losses, with homeowners and commercial owners differently affected by the shift.
Accountability and faith in GOP politics
A reader argues for accountability and truth in American politics, linking Christianity to Republican positions. The piece questions determinism versus free will, debates American exceptionalism, democracy promotion, and the compatibility of faith with policy. It targets Jim Leach and calls for sincerity over rhetoric.
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GOP
America
Jim Leach
Leach
Arab freedom and the Iraq war echo in the Arab world
Mona Eltahawy argues the Iraq invasion acted as a catalyst for dissent across Egypt Lebanon and Saudi Arabia while urging focus on Arab civil society and reform rather than Bush era politics. She condemns violence in Iraq and calls for accountability from Arab rulers and U.S. policy toward Egypt and Saudi reform activists.
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Iraq
U.S
Egypt
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United States
Abu Ghraib
Bush
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