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[Gefreiter]

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"The United States and others of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations agreed Saturday to eliminate more than $40 billion of debt owed by 18 of the world's poorest nations as part of a British-led effort to lift Africa out of poverty."

Somebody better tell Bob Geldof and U2 that they can cancel their crummy concert(s) now.

[truthkeeper]

The United States and others of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations agreed Saturday to eliminate more than $40 billion of debt owed by 18 of the world's poorest nations as part of a British-led effort to lift Africa out of poverty.

I'm speechless.

[Mr. Mojo]

President Mamadou Tandja of Niger, the country's first elected president to complete his term without assassination or coup

Quite an accomplishment there, Mamadou. Nice country.

Throwing billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars at these people won't do anything but keep the corruption going.

[kellynla]

Instead of just giving money to these countries, why not take that money and build roads, housing, schools, hospitals and set up an infrastructure for American industry and manufacturing to go in there and set up shop??? There's certainly plenty of manpower available to do it...just a thought...

[oceanview]

great, more free trade. I guess companies are getting tired of paying $1 an hour in china, they now want $1 a day in africa - and the workers work until they walk off into the field next to the factory and die of AIDS. maybe they can setup the crematoria right there on the grounds of the factories.