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Key U.S. official meets Egyptian authorities after $150 million aid promise
The Hill ^ | 2/21/11 | Bridget Johnson

Posted on 02/21/2011 9:39:46 AM PST by Nachum

A key U.S. official landed in Cairo on Monday to meet with military leaders and discuss the extra aid promised by Washington to help Egypt with its democratic transition. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns arrived days after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Egypt would be receiving an extra $150 million to help with the political transition. The $1.5 billion in foreign aid the U.S. gives annually to Egypt, which is unchanged in the State Department's budget.

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KEYWORDS: egyptian; key; meets; official

1 posted on 02/21/2011 9:39:55 AM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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2 posted on 02/21/2011 9:41:04 AM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Talk about throwing good money after bad...


3 posted on 02/21/2011 9:41:59 AM PST by grobdriver (Proud Member, Party Of No! No Socialism - No Fascism - Nobama - No Way!)
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To: grobdriver

This is insanity.


4 posted on 02/21/2011 9:47:03 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Go Hawks !)
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To: Nachum

>> The $1.5 billion in foreign aid the U.S. gives annually to Egypt

Paul Ryan, please call your office. We just found another 1.5 billion in spending cuts!


5 posted on 02/21/2011 9:49:40 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: Nachum

Why are we still sending them money when we don’t even know who is in charge??


6 posted on 02/21/2011 9:54:28 AM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: grobdriver

Trying to buy a new set of muslim friends with money stolen from our unborn grandkids.


7 posted on 02/21/2011 10:00:15 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy." -- Ron Paul)
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To: Nervous Tick

................The $1.5 billion in foreign aid the U.S. gives annually to Egypt.................

Thank you Jimmuh Carter!


8 posted on 02/21/2011 10:05:38 AM PST by Noob1999 (Loose Lips Sink Ships)
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To: Nachum

They know we’re broke, right?


9 posted on 02/21/2011 11:50:02 AM PST by ronnyquest (Barack H. Obama is the Manchurian Candidate. What are you going to do about it?)
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To: Iron Munro
Jackpot!

And trying to buy friends who don't have the honesty to STAY bought.

Hasn't anyone told these politico's yet: WE CANNOT AFFORD ALL THIS FRICKIN GIVING AWAY MONEY ANYMORE!!! LET CHINA BUY THEIR FRIENDSHIP FOR ALL I CARE!!

10 posted on 02/21/2011 12:25:58 PM PST by HeartlandOfAmerica (Insane, Corrupt Democrats or Stupid, Spinless Republicans - Pick America's poison.)
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