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" There is no softer target in GOP primaries than the United Nations and foreign-aid spending. "
Elliott Abrams
Nations
United Nations
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" In Jordan, where the prime minister is always a commoner, the king has announced some new reforms that would tend to move the country toward a more democratic system: Notably, the prime minister would emerge from the victorious political party, not from back room conversations in the royal palace. "
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" Libya as a country is a relatively new concept. The period of Libya as a modern nation really starts after World War II. "
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" President Bush was disgusted by the Assad regime's oppression of the Syrian people as well as its support for terrorism, interference in Lebanon, and encouragement of jihadist attacks on Americans in Iraq. "
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" America was not founded to improve health care or housing; it was founded for freedom. "
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