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05.27.2008 11:20 am

Global Poverty coordinates relief work

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I wanted to commend Ron Hammelman (“Nations in Need” May 21.) for his desire “for eliminating poverty wherever it is.”  Like him, I think this is a worthy goal for each of us and for our federal government.  However, he…

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05.23.2008 11:50 am

Global Poverty Act is not international welfare; it is sorely needed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Please allow me to correct the misinformation on the Global Poverty Act in Ron Hammelman’s letter (“Nations in Need” May 21.)

There is no commitment of tax dollars in the act, no hand-off of money to “tyrants and crooks,” and no…

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04.14.2008 5:35 pm

More government control isn’t the solution to food crisis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Your Sunday Editorial “Growing catastrophe” powerfully laid out problems caused by rising food prices. Before beginning to formulate solutions to rising food prices, we must examine their cause. The main cause of rising food prices is higher energy costs to produce…

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02.06.2008 3:29 pm

AIDS aid to Africa: US should focus on problems at home

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Is it just me or is anyone else confused as to how President Bush can’t find any money for healthcare or to fund the FDA to keep us safe from Chinese products, yet he found $30 billion dollars to fight…

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