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One key backer was Juan March, once named “the richest man in Spain,” a notorious banker and shipping magnate from Mallorca who financed many of Franco’s military operations while securing foreign aid from Germany and Italy.

From Slate

After 30 years of commitment and growing support to address the UXO crisis, in 2025 the U.S. paused all funding on foreign aid — including life saving funds used to clear bombs in Laos.

From Salon

He and other experts said in a report that California has needed far less federal aid than other states with more severe flooding.

That means: No more “globalism,” no more handouts to foreigners or foo-foo “aid” to distant countries that have nothing to do with us.

From Slate

The administration sat on the $4 billion in aid until the final 45 days of the fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30, when the money will lapse.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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