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...increased production of biofuels is another factor driving what top aid and development officials have termed a “silent tsunami” of rising food prices...
Part of the problem, according to Offenheiser, lies in current U.S. trade, agricultural, and aid policies that threaten to push millions into poverty. He said that America’s subsidies to farmers decrease prices and force farmers in poor countries out of the market...
Kyong-Mi D. Kwon, a graduate student studying Korean literature, said that she would be willing to aid Sing in his efforts to mobilize more students against...
...House Democrats have two choices: move the bill further to the right to try and get more GOP votes (but risk alienating more Democrats) or forsake bipartisanship altogether and write a bill they like (with such provisions as more aid to ailing homeowners) that can garner enough Republican votes in the Senate and pass without input, or support, from House Republicans. Pelosi, however, has all along stressed the need to have bipartisan support for such a controversial bill only five weeks before Election Day. And some political observers argue that the Dems have very little incentive to take such...
...Kayani's priorities, analysts say, is restoring relations with Washington, the source of more than $6 billion in military aid since 2001. "There has been a strain in relations between the Pakistan army and the Pentagon," says Hasan Askari-Rizvi, a military analyst, referring to the recent U.S. unilateral actions that sparked sharp condemnation from Kayani as well as public outrage. "The army wants to deal with this through talks and negotiations. Now, with these promotions, you have a team at the top that is in line with General Kayani's thinking on terrorism and militancy in the tribal areas...