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...rising at 3.6%, the highest rate in the world. That's what Gen. Hayden is worried about - that bursting population will turn struggling nations like Uganda into basket cases, with political and environmental consequences for the rest of the world. For the U.S., the best option is vigorous foreign aid that helps make contraception safe, reliable and accessible in every country - too often women in the developing world who want to use contraception, can't get it. "The funding for contraception aid has been stagnant for decades," says Engleman. "Americans need to influence their government to get behind this...
...student debt by moving from student loans to student grants in 1998—an initiative led by Princeton. Consequently, Princeton and Harvard, as two of the few need-blind institutions, no longer have many students graduating with large debts. However, student loans are the only form of financial aid available for hundreds of other American colleges, where students continue to graduate with an exorbitant amount of debt. In fact, between 1997 and 2002, the average undergraduate debt rose from $11,400 to $18,900. Since then, the amount of debt which students graduate with has continued to rise, significantly...
...plan to pursue graduate studies in public service. Since the scholarship’s inception in 1977, it has granted over $40 million to Truman Scholars. Yet, there is a limit to the amount of grants that can be given all in all. Harvard has already increased financial aid resources tremendously and most universities are in no position to follow suit. As a result, a system of loans would enable universities to help more students than the select few who receive scholarships and fellowships...
...democratically elected Lebanese government, but essentially no such government exists. The Lebanese army, many of whose soldiers are Shi'a Muslims and support the opposition, would split apart if pressed into service against Hizballah. The American-trained security services value their lives more than the $300 million in U.S. aid they've received and haven't fired a shot at Hizballah. And like Jumblatt, government ministers are marked men. Meanwhile, the American warship USS Cole is heading to the Mediterranean, but if the U.S. staged any military action against Hizballah, the group could take American hostages in Lebanon just...
...visit to several storm-ravaged villages. A boat was arranged and in my notebook, he wrote out basic questions in Burmese that I could at least point to when meeting cyclone victims: what is your village name, what is the death toll, have you gotten any government aid...