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Obama Waives Restrictions on Foreign Aid to Countries Using Child Soldiers
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Obama Waives Restrictions on Foreign Aid to Countries Using Child Soldiers

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The Washington Times reported the Obama administration waived sanctions that would prevent countries from receiving foreign aid for violating the Child-Soldier Prevention Act. Obama, who co-sponsored the legislation in 2008 as an Illinois senator, has now permitted aid to countries that have used children as young as 11 to fight under a “national interest” exclusion within […]