Senate Cuts Bush's Democracy Aid Request

[Judi Lynn]

Senate Cuts Bush's Democracy Aid Request
By FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

(11-01) 17:26 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) --

Lawmakers on Tuesday slashed President Bush's funding request for a key program in his campaign to spread democracy around the world.

Overall, House and Senate negotiators agreed to a $20.9 billion foreign aid bill — nearly $2 billion less than Bush had requested. The bill is expected to be approved by the House and Senate and then sent to the president for his signature.

Bush had wanted $3 billion for the Millennium Challenge Account, a program that gives countries extra money if they pursue political, economic and human rights reforms. Lawmakers, however, responding in part to tight budget constraints, approved $1.8 billion for the program; that's still $282 million above last year.

One winner in the negotiations was a fund to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which would get $2.8 billion — $258 million above Bush's request and $629 million more than last year.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/11/01/national/w164847S13.DTL

[USA_1]

1. Bush Celebrates

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Wow What a cartoon!!!!!!

[noahmijo]

3. "Spread Democracy Around The World"

CAN YOU SAY PNAC PNAC PNAC PNAC PNAC PNAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Do these bastards even try to hide it anymore???

[Darranar]

4. NED-style, I suppose.

"Democracies" being obedient plutocracies with meaningless elections.