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To: kumar who wrote (93694)	1/4/2005 7:27:07 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (3) of 793743

Does this count as "promised and didn't deliver"? iht.com WASHINGTON In one of the first signs of the effects of the tightening U.S. budget, in the past two months the Bush administration has reduced its contributions to global food aid programs aimed at helping millions of people climb out of poverty. . With the federal budget deficit expanding and President George W. Bush promising to reduce spending, the administration has told representatives of several charities that it is unable to honor some promises. . Groups have been told they will have money for food only in emergencies like that in Darfur, in western Sudan. . The cuts to charities, estimated by some charities at up to $100 million, come at a time when the number of hungry in the world is rising for the first time in years and all food programs are being stretched.

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