The disparities with Central America are stark.

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I think it's terribly important that a moderate group of business leaders has come out in favor of fixing what clearly is broken, namely our system of financing congressional campaigns.

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I think because there are real Indian and Pakistani constituencies in the United States , we'll wind up with money for earthquake relief that may be somewhat above the norm for these kinds of forgotten disasters. I think donors still have some spare change in their pockets.

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American-based NGOs [nongovernmental organizations] have not had access to Iraq until recently, and there is now a fast-track process under way.

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