Indeed, it agreed to link US aid to Israel with US aid to Egypt.
The region is dependent on US aid, so Washington has much influence there, he says.
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They need US aid and investment, and in many cases they feel they need US military protection.
We toured a spotless medical center called Sediba Hope Medical Centre, built with help from donors such as US AID.
On the other hand, the Netanyahu government and Congress are calling for a US aid cutoff to the Palestinian Authority.
The only real string attached to US aid is the stipulation that no US financial assistance can be used to finance Hamas.
He called on the US to offer "real assistance" to the Egyptian people, noting most US aid to Egypt goes to the military.
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The US Congress dominated by the Democratic Party will possibly try to use this crisis to stop US aid and block the FTA, which could be catastrophic.
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It is a key element of his proposals for a modern version of the Marshall Plan, which brought US aid to rebuild Europe after World War II, for the developing world.
At a tomato paste factory supported by US aid agency USAID in Balkh she spoke Shakira, a woman worker grateful for her job and with growing confidence in the security situation.
"An American company that has been contracted by, say, US Aid to go and rebuild a school, will be responsible for subcontracting their own security, " a spokesman for the Foreign Office said.
The report cited unnamed US officials' assessments that there was little evidence the payment bought the influence the CIA sought, and said that the cash was not subject to the conditions placed on official US aid.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul says there had been hopes that the US aid deal and a new, young leader were indications the crisis could be moving towards resolution, but that with the announcement of the missile test, those hopes have gone.
The BBC's correspondent in Colombia, Jeremy McDermott, says the incident is embarrassing for both the Colombian and US governments - President George W Bush is increasing aid to what is already the third largest recipient of US military aid after Israel and Egypt.
The Republicans wish to move aid to Israel to the Pentagon's budget because that assistance is the most popular item on the US foreign aid budget.
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Give us more aid, the Poles are likely to say, or more time to upgrade our factories to rich-country standards.
Those who claim that Israel cannot manage without US military aid ignore the fact that neither of these wars had any discernible impact on the economy.
Ten US-Iranian aid organisations have asked the US Treasury to temporarily lift sanctions on Iran to allow money to be sent to earthquake victims.
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Yes the leaders of powerful countries such as the United States, or many of the European countries do have an influence on many of us Africans by virtue of their big purses and the aid they grant us.
France and the US had cancelled their aid, pending Mr Abdallahi's release.
Texas state Governor Rick Perry said he was declaring the area a disaster and would request an emergency declaration for federal aid from US President Barack Obama, who has apparently offered any help needed.
Mubarak and his coterie of generals, the men who are actually still running Egypt, benefited from tens of billions of dollars worth of US military and economic aid over the course of several decades.
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Moreover, because the US has tied its aid to Egypt to its aid to Israel and justified its military aid to Jordan and Lebanon through its military assistance to Israel, by accepting the aid, Israel is enabling its neighbors to upgrade their military capabilities.
The issue is not about the amount of aid, because the US will be the largest donor, but about how to secure the transportation of the aid while there is still battles raging.
And we have one great aid to guide us to what actually is that great art.
One aid worker told us people were "swimming in their tents" as snows melted.
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