The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

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In announcing the program, Mr.Zuma said many people are afraid to be tested because of the stigma associated with HIV.

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Geithner,who appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" program, said it will take time before average Americans perceive economic improvements.

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Despite the missile threat, Secretary Gates said there is still time to negotiate with Tehran over the country's nuclear program.

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He said states would have until 2014 to opt out of the program, calling it the "fairest way to go."

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During an appearance on the Fox News Sunday television program, he said the nation has been galvanized.

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During an appearance on the NBC television program Meet the Press, Brennan said congressional critics and others are speaking before getting the facts.

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He said the program will be funded by some of the $500 billion promised to the IMF at the Group of 20 summit.

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Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, said that creates the sense that the U.S.does not trust Muslims with democracy.

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Biden said there has been significant progress in addressing the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program.

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So we said we will accept the challenge of raising up this program here in Kenya."

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While he says the deadly incident is being thoroughly investigated, Mr.Brown said the so-called partnering program of training Afghan police and soldiers will go on.

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He said the two countries want to resolve all issues connected with Iran's nuclear program.

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Speaking on ABC's This Week program, Collins said she cannot vote for the president's budget.

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The North also said it had reached the final stage of a uranium enrichment program, possibly creating a second process by which it can build nuclear arms.

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In an interview on CBS television's "Face the Nation" program, President Obama said that before more public funds are provided, both companies need to further restructure their businesses.

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In an interview broadcast on ABC's This Week program, Senator John McCain the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services committee said a major influx of manpower is needed.

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Clinton met early Tuesday with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who said that under the current circumstances even the threat of sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program would be counterproductive.

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Appearing on ABC's television "This Week" program, the chairman of BP America, Lamar McKay, said there is no way to know how much oil is flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Alston said the United States should explain who is running the program and what precautions are being taken to ensure that these weapons are used within the framework of international law.

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The United Nations Environment Program said many inhabitants of towns in northeast Somalia suffered from diseases consistent with radiation sickness following a Tsunami in 2004, that may have stirred up tons of nuclear and toxic waste.

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banks and disrupted normal lending. Speaking at a financial conference sponsored by The Wall Street Journal newspaper, Geithner said the government will provide all of the money that is necessary to make the program work.

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Senator Kerry said the package is intended to be a true sign of friendship for Pakistan, while spokesman Crowley said it creates balance in the U.S.aid program and that it is hard to see how that impedes Pakistan's military.

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During an appearance on the NBC television program Meet the Press, Specter said he would also like to see the president reach beyond the federal court system - the traditional training ground for members of the high court.

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North Korea said Tuesday it found the U.N.Security Council condemnation of its missile launch an unbearable insult, and said it was withdrawing from the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks on its nuclear program and moving to reopen nuclear facilities shut down under aid-for-disarmament commitments.

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