House votes to ban aid to Saudi Arabia


	House votes to ban aid to Saudi Arabia

jatfla

6-22-2007 9:33 PM

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middle east, foreign aid

jatfla says:

Eeeeuuuww. I can't believe I agree with a Democrat!! and one from New York! :~)

And I wish I had confidence that the aid *had* been going to the training of *counter* terrorism efforts....but don't.

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