Verizon Foundation Announces $100,000 In Grants To Assist Relief Efforts In Haiti



The Verizon Foundation has awarded an additional $100,000 in grants to Food For The Poor and World Vision to assist ongoing relief efforts in Haiti in response to a cholera outbreak and in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas and the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island earlier this year…
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Sec. Of State Clinton Begins Discussing QDDR Draft With U.S. Lawmakers



Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton “began rolling out her long-awaited revamp of U.S. diplomatic strategy on Wednesday, meeting lawmakers to discuss the ‘Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review’ (QDDR) that is expected to be formally announced later this year,” Reuters reports…
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IPS Explores What Efforts To Reduce U.S. Federal Deficit Could Mean For Global Health Funding





Inter Press Service explores some advocates’ concerns over how the “new emphasis in Washington on reducing government spending” could affect U.S. funding for global health programs, including HIV/AIDS. Come January, “Republicans will take control of the U.S…
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