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WASHINGTON, June 29, 2007 – Development follows security, and Afghanistan is proof of that statement, the chief Army Corps of Engineers officer in Afghanistan said today. Col. William Bulen, the chief of the Afghanistan district for the corps, said his organization has spent about $2 billion on contracts in the country since 2002. “Just in fiscal year 2007, we'll be awarding over $1.8 billion in construction projects,” he said to Pentagon reporters via teleconference. The district handles contracts for foreign countries, the U.S. Agency for International Development, coalition forces, and projects for the provincial reconstruction teams. Bulen said he believes...

U.N. ignores pro-Life and anti-cloning references in its report on speech NEW YORK, September 24, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco gave a spirited defence of the right to life before the United Nations General Assembly Thursday. However, without an actual transcript of his talk the world would never know about it. The notable speech called for international protection for life "from the moment of conception." The United Nations press release covering Pacheco's remarks totally omitted this call as well as his call to join the comprehensive ban on human cloning. President Abel Pacheco told the UN, "As...