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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Uncle Sam wants you to make gift to rebuild Iraq

Uncle Sam wants you to make gift to rebuild Iraq: "Uncle Sam wants you to make gift to rebuild Iraq

Thursday, December 29, 2005
By Yochi J. Dreazen, The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- Americans, particularly at this time of year, open their wallets to all manner of good causes. But donating to Uncle Sam's foreign-aid efforts isn't very high on the list.

In September, officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development unveiled what they considered to be an inspired idea: augment the billions of taxpayer dollars already allocated for foreign aid by asking individual Americans -- especially those with strong ties to other countries -- to give money for development projects."

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