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Friday, March 4, 2011

What McGovern-Dole can mean to Yemen, Afghanistan and Haiti

Yemen, Haiti and Afghanistan are countries very high on U.S. foreign policy priorities. The three nations face very different challenges, but share two tragic things in common — high rates of malnourished and uneducated children.

Neither of these two scenarios make it possible for these countries to rebuild their lands and maintain peace. We have a mechanism in place in our government that can help them: The McGovern-Dole school meals program. The House recently voted to cut this program in half, reducing our funding of school meals abroad.

Read the full article at Examiner.com