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House committee approved $311 million on Friday to help victims of war
and famine in Sudan as Congress took its latest step to deal with what
the United Nations says is the world's most dire humanitarian crisis.
In a mark of the bipartisan support behind the initiative, the money
was barely mentioned as the House Appropriations Committee approved a
$19.4 billion foreign aid bill for next year. The panel approved the
measure, including the Sudan money, by voice vote. [more]
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