Mr. Moore had hoped to limit aid to families who make no more than $125,000 a year.
With horror and disbelief, I read "Push Is On to Limit Aid to Rich Universities" (news article, March 26).
We see him railing angrily against his Republicans colleagues for limiting aid to the first responders of 9/11, turning to a G.O.P. colleague on camera and bullying him.
Washington limited aid to Uganda as a result and the law was overturned by a court last week, but on narrow grounds that could see it reinstated.
Senator Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat and majority leader, also expressed reluctance about limiting aid to Pakistan, saying the country has been an anti-terror partner of the United States.
"Utility 'fuel fund' charities use customer donations matched by the utility, but they are a drop in the bucket, often exhausted, and some have very restrictive eligibility conditions, limiting aid to the elderly and disabled".
He also described what could well become a new, tougher approach toward Russia, limiting aid for its conversion to a market economy, and he elaborated on several other foreign policy issues.
For sustainable results, domestic champions for external engagement need to be created, political coalitions need to be fostered, domestic resources must be mobilised to limit aid dependency and risks will generally need to be taken.
nytimes.com/business AUDIO: BACK STORY: MYANMAR AGREES TO ACCEPT AID Seth Mydans discusses Myanmar's decision to allow its neighbors in Southeast Asia to help coordinate relief efforts for cyclone victims even as it continues to limit aid from outside the region.
