Saturday, September 29, 2012

White House Move to Give Egypt $450 Million in Aid Meets Resistance


White House Move to Give Egypt $450 Million in Aid Meets Resistance

The New York Times by STEVEN LEE MYERS

The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it would provide Egypt's new government an emergency cash infusion of $450 million, but the aid immediately encountered resistance from a prominent lawmaker wary of foreign aid and Egypt's new course under the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood.


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