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  • Bill Would Tie U.S. Dues to U.N. Reform - (now you're talkin!)

    05/20/2005 6:27:33 PM PDT · by CHARLITE · 11 replies · 470+ views
    MYWAY.COM ^ | MAY 20, 2005 | Nick Wadhams
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.S. congressional committee has drafted a bill that threatens to withhold tens of millions of dollars in dues from the United Nations unless the world body conducts wide-ranging reforms, possibly setting the stage for a funding battle like the one that plunged the U.N. into financial crisis a decade ago. The "United Nations Reform Act of 2005" targets a panoply of issues that have troubled critics of the United Nations, particularly Republicans, for years. Among other things, it would seek to cut funding for programs seen as useless and bar human rights violators from serving...