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Most Republicans and Democrats Agree: Cut Aid for Poor People, Not Israel

Medea Benjamin, Charles Davis, AlterNet. March 2, 2011.

President Barack Obama's budget includes halving the home-heating oil subsidy poor households depend on. But he proposes $3 billion for Israel.

The Ugly Truth About Foreign Aid in Afghanistan: Kabul's New Elite

Patrick Cockburn, Independent UK. May 2, 2009.

Western aid agencies are lavishing vast sums on their officials while extreme poverty is driving young Afghans to fight for the Taliban.

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