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Trial of U.S. Aid Contractor Alan Gross Ends in Havana
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyThe trial of a U.S. government contractor accused of trying to subvert Cuba's government ended on Saturday and a verdict was expected to come down at any time in the next few days. The Cuban government said at the close of the two-day trial that the contractor, Alan Phillip Gross, accepted some responsibility during the trial but had said he had been "used" and blamed the State Department-linked company that sent him to the island. Gross, a 61-year-old Maryland native, faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. He has been detained for more than a year at Havana's maximum-security Villa ...
US, Allies Aim Military and Financial Might Against Gadhafi
By Joseph Schuman - AOL NewsThe Obama administration and international allies today stepped up pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to quit Libya, freezing billions of dollars of the strongman's assets and threatening to impose a no-fly zone to stop his government from striking rebel forces from the sky. The U.S. Treasury Department said it has frozen at least $30 billion in Libyan government assets so far under the executive order signed Friday by President Barack Obama. David Cohen, the acting Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, called the freeze "the largest blocking under any sanctions program ...
Haiti a Year Later: Lots of 'Solutions,' Little Shelter
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- If people in L.A. all have a screenplay in their pockets, in Haiti, everyone's got a blueprint -- geodesic domes, Styrofoam cinder blocks, shipping container shacks. In the year since the earthquake, Haiti has become an architectural Eden, where no one has "plans" or "designs" -- just "solutions." There are 800,000 homeless people here, 180,000 houses damaged and $5.7 billion pledged. All two hours from Miami. American entrepreneurs appeared in Haiti just days, and sometimes, hours after the earthquake. But they weren't the only ones. Charities that never before set ...
Obama: The Goal is Development, Not Aid
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"The U.S. is changing the way we do business." With those words, President Obama, who arrived in New York Wednesday and took center stage late afternoon on Day 3 of the massive United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit, announced an ambitious, even radical, overhaul of American foreign policy, investment, and practice: the U.S. Global Development Policy. The project marks the first time development has been given such a high priority in an administration, calling for development to be seen as a "core pillar" in American power. ...
Obama's Radical Foreign Policy Plan: The Goal is Development, Not Aid
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyNEW YORK -- "The U.S. is changing the way we do business." With those words, President Obama, who arrived here Wednesday and took center stage late afternoon on Day 3 of the massive United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit, announced an ambitious, even radical, overhaul of American foreign policy, investment, and practice: the U.S. Global Development Policy. The project marks the first time development has been given such a high priority in an administration, calling for development to be seen as a "core pillar" in American power. Acknowledging that while great progress had been ...
Poverty Rx: Cash Payments Are Best Way to Help Poor, Study Finds
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyHow do we end world poverty? Boy, that's a head-scratcher. It's right up there with "Does God exist?" and "What's the meaning of life?" And here's a radical answer: Give the poor some money. And don't tell them what to do with it. Sounds crazy, right? Not according to three scholars in the United Kingdom. In a new study titled "Just Give Money to the Poor," Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos and David Hulme argue that giving small amounts of cash on a regular basis to poor people may actually be the most effective way to lift developing countries out of poverty. The scholars ground their ...
Taliban Attack USAID Compound in Afghanistan
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(July 2) -- Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a USAID compound in northern Afghanistan today, killing at least five people and wounding 24. The governor of Kunduz province said the dead included a British citizen, a German private security guard and a Filipino, as well as two Afghan policemen, according to Radio Free Europe. Militants hit the newly opened offices of Development Alternatives Inc. -- a consulting company that works closely with USAID on issues of governance and community development -- in the early hours of the morning. Gov. Mohammad Omar told Reuters that a suicide ...
Obama Needs to Come Clean on Job Offers to Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff
By Peter Wehner - Politics DailyIt's all coming together now. On Wednesday, we learned, in the words of The Denver Post, that: U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff acknowledged tonight that he discussed three possible jobs with the deputy chief of staff of the Obama administration -- all contingent upon a decision by Romanoff not to challenge U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Romanoff said none of the jobs was formally offered, but said the only reason they were discussed with Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina was if Romanoff stayed out of the Senate race. "Mr. Messina also suggested three positions that might be available ...
US Offers Help to Chile After Massive Quake
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Feb. 27) - The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii. All 118 employees of the U.S. Embassy in Chile were accounted for, State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said. She had no immediate information on the status of other Americans who may be living in or visiting the South American nation. The U.S. military said it had no reports that any of its forces had been affected either on land or at sea. More Coverage:- Latest on Chile Earthquake- Clinton Visits, Pledges Aid- Quake Sleuths Seek Answers- ...
What Was Alan Gross Doing in Havana?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyLast week President Obama released his proposed $52.8 billion 2011 budget for the U.S. Department of State. Included with the billions for programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq is a relatively minuscule $20 million allocation to "promote self-determined democracy in Cuba." For one unlucky consultant hired to do just that, however, the mandate is particularly thorny. During the first week of December, Alan Phillip Gross, an American from the Washington, D.C., suburb of Potomac, Md., was arrested at Havana's Jose Marti airport as he was boarding a plane to leave Cuba. He has not been ...
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