Word: aid
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Clinton remains optimistic that he can eventually coax them to agreement, but the key argument may come down to cold cash: How much for each side from the U.S. government? The 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt still costs the U.S. about $5 billion in annual foreign aid. Just before Christmas, Amos Yaron, director general of the Israeli Defense Ministry, visited the Pentagon with a wish list of cruise missiles, attack helicopters, surveillance planes and missile defense hardware that Israel says it needs to feel safe in giving up the Heights. U.S. generals choked when their calculators spit...
...Aid to Syria, whose dictatorial government is still listed by the U.S. as a state sponsor of terrorism, will be a hard sell on Capitol Hill. But Israel's asking price is stirring grumbles in Congress too. "If we're negotiating a peace agreement, there ought to be less need for military assistance," complains Republican Representative Sonny Callahan, who chairs the House subcommittee that appropriates foreign aid...
...lack of tuition increase will help both students with and without financial aid...
...think it's a combination of [the financial aid increase] and higher-paid job opportunities for students," he said...
Students paying tuition in full will be spared the usual fee hike, and students receiving financial aid or on the federal work-study program will continue to receive the same benefits based on their financial situation...