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...after Saturday's attack. The 'Libertad' bill permits Americans to sue foreign companies that invest in Cuban property that has been confiscated from its owners and shuts down U.S. aid. The measure's Republican sponsors say the bill will strangle Castro's regime, cutting off foreign capital. Senator Claiborne Pell, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee disagrees, saying it could "alienate our allies" as well as causing a logjam in the courts. The Administration's sudden shift reveals an eye on the upcoming elections as well as sensitivity to Republican calls for sweeping measures and accusations that...
...Making college education available to all Americans by expanding the federal work-study program to encompass one million students, increasing the number of Pell grants and maintaining the National Service Program...
...International Broadcasting, an independent government agency that oversaw the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty from 1985 to '93. Far from downsizing in his tiny corner of the government, his agency's budget doubled during his tenure. Government audits considered it "improper" that under Forbes' leadership, Eugene Pell, the president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, spent about $280,000 in taxpayer money redecorating his residence and nearly $2,000 a month on cleaning and gardening. Forbes called the spending "infinitesimal" over a seven-year period and said there were no extravagances...
...budget would also remove up to 25 percent of funding for Head Start, the School-to-Work-Program, Pell Grants and the federal government's direct student loan program...
...Some people, namely the Republicans under Newt Gingrich, want to reduce Pell Grants by 40 percent," Kerry said. "Some people think it's okay to cut the Drug Free Schools program...