Current Issues
Iraq Water Resources Benefit From U.S. Expertise, Funding
U.S. scientists and engineers are working with the Iraq Ministry of Water Resources to install the latest technology and implement modern methods for managing water resources. The effort is important because Iraq’s water resources must be monitored and managed to optimize distribution of water for agriculture and electrical generation. More...
Bush, Congressional Leaders Meet on Economic Stimulus Package
President Bush and congressional leaders agree that a short-term, temporary set of economic measures is needed to stimulate the U.S. economy at a time of slowing growth. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the U.S. economy is resilient and job creation "continues ... at a modest pace." Bush and the congressional leaders share a sense of urgency to get money into the economy quickly, Paulson says. More...
Global Broadcasters Unite To Confront Threats to Press Freedom
In response to growing challenges in reaching their audiences around the world, the five most influential international broadcasters have joined together for the first time to condemn what they describe as the “grave and rising threats to the right to gather information and communicate it across national borders.” More...
Barack Obama’s U.S. Presidential Bid Bridges Racial Divisions
With his stirring oratory sparking “Obamamania,” Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama connects to people of all different racial and ethnic backgrounds, according to one political analyst. Obama’s candidacy for U.S. president is galvanizing the American people, several students of the U.S. political scene tell America.gov. More...
Nongovernmental Group Making Personal Philanthropy Easy
An American organization is making giving to international development causes easy while ensuring donors that their gifts have the effects they expect. The nongovernmental organization GlobalGiving, founded in 2002 by two former World Bank officials, also offers a way for donors to meet like-minded donors through the Internet. More...