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...support for Mr. Singh’s commitment to sound development policies, by increasing our paltry development aid to India. We spend a pittance on development in general (less than 16 billion dollars last year, or about 0.014 percent of our Gross National Product). But we spend a pitiful portion of that pittance on South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: just $3 billion. A real commitment to India’s development would not only reward their market-based approach to fighting poverty, but also help solidify the bond between our two nations...
...three wrestlers were competing in the freestyle portion of the challenge tournament. The winner of this tourney at each weight bracket then wrestled the champion from the U.S. Nationals in a best-of-three match series to determine who would represent the United States at the 2004 Olympics...
...system won't be seriously addressed for years to come. Yet reform is vital. With a declining birth rate and a rapidly aging population, Japan faces one of the worst demographic time bombs in the industrialized world. The National Institute for Population and Social Security Research forecasts that the portion of the population aged 65 and older will rise from 17.4% in 2000 to 27.8% in 2020 while that of those aged 15 to 64 will fall from...
...only minutes after finishing the 800-meter race portion of that event, Venghaus took first in the shot put—the first time she has ever scored in the event...
...quarters are clearly better suited for a play of less ambitious proportions. Although intellectually engaging, the concept of the play seemed out of reach of the capacities of its cast, crew and venue. The play may have been more successful had it been staged in the slightly larger back portion of the theatre, rather than crowding an oversized panoramic view onto an already space-challenged audience area...