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  • Activists says Blair shortchanging Africa (Global Whiner Alert!)

    07/03/2005 9:48:29 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 5 replies · 279+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/3/05 | Beth Gardiner - AP
    EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Anti-globalization activists accused Prime Minister Tony Blair Sunday of seeking only crumbs of aid for Africa instead of trying to change the system that has impoverished the continent. Many of those gathered at an "alternative summit" just days before Blair hosts the heads of the Group of Eight meeting of wealthy nations at the Gleneagles resort in Scotland said they did not trust the leaders to make fundamental reforms. The activists said they disagreed with the idea of politicians from rich nations coming together to make decisions that would affect the rest of the world. Some...
  • President's FY06 Budget Shortchanging Veterans??

    02/18/2005 9:41:44 PM PST · by Fatigued Mother · 37 replies · 493+ views
    VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS E-NEWSLETTER & UPDATE February 2005 Welcome to the February edition of the VFW email Newsletter. VFW NATIONAL NEWS: President's FY06 Budget Shortchanging Veterans Budget cuts for veterans' programs in the Bush administration's FY06 budget will drastically curtail access to VA care say VFW officials. The budget proposal calls for doubling the co-pay for prescription drugs and requiring an enrollment fee for veterans desiring to use VA health-care facilities. VFW Commander John Furgess says it's pretty clear that the funding of veterans' health care and other programs is not an administration priority and is accusing the Bush...