McConnell targets major cuts to U S foreign aid program
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell proposes restructuring U S foreign aid to focus on national interests, abolish or move agencies, and impose 20 percent budget cuts except for Europe the Middle East Ukraine Armenia and Georgia would receive targeted aid while Russia funding becomes contingent on Moscow's nonintervention.
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Persian Gulf veterans flood Pentagon study demand
The Institute of Medicine warns the Pentagon study on unexplained illnesses from the Persian Gulf War could be overwhelmed by patient demand. It notes that from April to October about 9,000 Persian Gulf veterans sought examinations.
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