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Root of All Evil? Define “Root” and “Evil”

The headline reads:
U.S. Money Helped Opposition in Ukraine

A brief excerpt from article: “No U.S. money was sent directly to Ukrainian political parties, the officials say. In most cases, it was funneled through organizations like the Carnegie Foundation or through groups aligned with Republicans and Democrats that organized election training, with human rights forums or with independent news outlets.”

U.S. officials say, “the activities don’t amount to interference in Ukraine’s election…”

Lorne Craner, a former State Department official who heads the International Republican Institute says, “There’s this myth that the Americans go into a country and, presto, you get a revolution,”

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher says, “Our money doesn’t go to candidates; it goes to the process, the institutions that it takes to run a free and fair election.”

Melissa says, “Who’s paying my tuition next term?! Funnel some of that goodness over here!”

Meanwhile, Yushchenko’s in the hospital to find the cause of the face that will haunt children’s nightmares for years.

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