| For years I have been amazed as I've
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| | volatile
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| listened to people here in the United
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| | Middle East and particularly with Israel
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| States
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| | and its unceasing dispute with the
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| demonstrate their complete ignorance of
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| | Palestinians. The UN has been helping
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| the purpose and tremendous value of the
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| | that powder keg from exploding over all
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| United Nations, even to the
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| | of
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| point of our country not paying dues to
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| | us since June of 1948: UN observers and
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| the organization. Ambassador to the
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| | missions have been in the region for over
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| United
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| Nations has often been viewed as a
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| | fifty years and it was UN envoy Ralph
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| second-class or B-level diplomatic job
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| | Bunche who is widely credited with
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| and with
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| | negotiating
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| the current Presidential perspective,
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| | the cease fire between the Arab nations
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| the UN has become a troublesome entity
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| | and the newly formed nation of Israel in
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| and
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| | 1949. I, for one, am darn appreciative.I
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| the appointment of an Ambassador a
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| | don't dispute that the United Nations is
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| hassle. John Bolton, denied the
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| | an imperfect organization and that some
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| appointment,
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| | of its efforts and leaders let their
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| knows what I'm talking about here.To
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| | zeal and personal politics get in the way
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| understand what value the United Nations
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| | of their
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| brings to the world, you have to start
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| | better judgment. "Let ye who is without
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| out by understanding where the UN came
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| | sin cast the first stone," however: I
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| from...The year is 1919 and the nations
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| | expect
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| of the world have just suffered the
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| | an organization that represents the vast
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| ravages of the
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| | majority of nations on our planet -- the
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| first truly worldwide war, World War I.
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| | only organization that even tries to
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| In response, the war-ending Treaty of
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| | accomplish this important task -- to be
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| Versailles spawns the League of Nations
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| | flawed.
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| "to promote international
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| | It's about whether the value of the UN
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| cooperation and to achieve peace and
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| | overcomes any shortcomings and, of
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| security." Brilliant idea, but the Treaty
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| | course,
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| itself
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| | it does.You can see from my writing
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| was so fundamentally flawed that World
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| | here, I'm passionate in my support of the
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| War II occurred anyway, even with the
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| | United
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| efforts of the League, and so the League
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| | Nations, and I'm proud to be a long-time
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| was disbanded during WWII.In 1942, during
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| | supporter of UNICEF and the other efforts
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| the worst hours of World War II, United
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| States President Franklin D.
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| | of the United Nations.That's why it's
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| Roosevelt gave a speech to the nation, a
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| | remarkable to me that our government
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| speech called the "Declaration by United
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| | would not only attempt to
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| Nations" during which representatives of
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| | appoint a mediocre candidate to the
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| 26 nations pledged their Governments to
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| | position of United States Ambassador to
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| continue fighting together against the
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| | the
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| Axis Powers. That speech is commonly
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| | United Nations (and really, what
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| considered the formative event of the
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| | position can be more important in terms
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| United Nations, and in 1945, when World
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| | of the US
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| War
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| | view being represented in the
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| II was ending, representatives from 50
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| | always-changing loose consensus of world
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| nations met and drew up the United
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| | peace?)
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| Nations Charter, formally creating the
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| | but then that it be rumored that
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| organization.The UN was not meant to
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| | President Bush would bypass Congress --
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| bring "permanent peace in our times" but
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| | the voice
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| from the
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| | of our nation -- and consider appointing
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| beginning to offer a venue for argument,
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| | Bolten as temporary ambassador to
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| dispute settlement and discussions about
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| | the UN directly?The irony, of course, is
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| how nations could both be responsible
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| | that the very myopia that causes members
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| members of the global community and stand
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| | of the US
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| | government to be blind to the tremendous
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| up for their own rights and needs as
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| | value and import of an organization that
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| individual nations, as unique cultures
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| | truly represents the views of the
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| and
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| | downtrodden, the third world, the poorer
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| communities of their own too.When I hear
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| | nations
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| people say "but all people ever do in the
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| | and the disenfranchised is also the same
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| UN is argue" I nod my head,
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| | government that would move to
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| but I think "of course! That's the
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| | circumvent the representative voice of
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| point, the very essence, the true
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| | its own citizens and appoint someone who
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| value of the UN!" And it is: imagine a
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| | is
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| world without the United Nations. How do
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| | not suitable for the job, has never been
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| countries then argue about border
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| | part of the diplomatic corps, is clearly
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| disputes or settlers meandering onto
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| | not a
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| unclaimed
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| | brilliant statesman, and who just
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| lands or trade disparities, or refugees
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| | doesn't really understand the role of the
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| from warring areas, or ... all the many,
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| | United
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| many
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| | Nations and how it, not the United
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| topics that are heard on the UN assembly
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| | States, steers the ship of world peace,
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| floor? You and I both know how these
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| | how it
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| would all be settled: through bloody and
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| | frequently steers our volatile world
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| violent warfare, warfare where innocent
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| | away from the brink of World War III.But
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| third parties, where children, families
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| | then again, we can't even pay our
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| and even passionate young men and women
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| | organizational dues and claim that unlike
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| would be killed, all because their
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| governments had no venue to yell and have
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| | other nations our efforts under the
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| a
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| | aegis of the United Nations (our troops
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| calmer third party offer a path towards
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| | being
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| peace, settlement and a solution.That the
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| | part of peacekeeping efforts, for
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| United Nations has a peacekeeping force
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| | example) should nullify any debt. Yet the
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| is brilliant, but even without it,
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| | IRS, for
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| even if the UN were simply a meeting
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| | example, has specific rulings saying
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| place where nations could argue, complain
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| | that "payment in services" cannot be
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| | deducted.
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| and disagree, I would be adamant in my
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| | Some branches of government apparently
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| support. How can you not support
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| | think that debt can be paid through
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| something so critical to the cause of
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| | services rendered, while others don't.My
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| world peace?But the United Nations does
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| | view? Let's figure out what we owe,
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| so much more, with its health and welfare
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| | probably something around $1 billion
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| efforts. One
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| | (which
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| example: if you are a supporter of
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| | sounds like a lot until you look at how
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| UNICEF, the United Nations Children's
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| | our national budget is allocated today
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| Fund, did you know
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| | and
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| that the organization won the Nobel
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| | how much per day we spend in Iraq and
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| Peace Prize in 1965? Or that UNICEF
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| | Afghanistan), pay it, even over 2-3
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| always
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| | years as necessary and get back in good
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| rebuilds schools in countries affected
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| | standing with the United Nations. Then,
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| by terrible natural disasters so that
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| | for
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| children
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| | our own sakes and the sake of our
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| can continue to learn and grow? No
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| | children and the world at large, let's
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| organization I know has been more active
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| | identify and
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| with
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| | put forward a truly global ambassador, a
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| AIDS education in the third world, with
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| | man or woman who will represent our own
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| helping women -- and girls -- have a
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| | interests at the United Nations and help
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| voice
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| | create a world that is more
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| and see the same freedoms men see in
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| | peaceful, safer, and sane.That's the
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| different cultures, with ensuring
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| | best thing we can do to promote a better
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| widespread
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| | world, after all, isn't it?Dave Taylor is
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| availability of important immunizations
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| | a well-known blogger and leader in the
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| to help with the health of everyone in
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| | business community and has
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| the
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| | been involved with the Internet since
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| community.Perhaps nowhere has the UN
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| | 1980.
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| played a more important role than in the
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