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Bread for the World Reacts to House Vote on Splitting the Farm Bill

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Egyptian women's voices must be heard without threat of violence – UN official

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Egyptians protesting in Cairo in January 2011.

House Republicans Reject 'Massive' Immigration Bill

Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are rejecting the sweeping immigration reform bill passed in the Senate. Leaders of the Republican majority say they plan to take a step-by-step approach aimed at slowing momentum toward reform...

Report: Corruption Growing in Vietnam

A new report on global corruption trends finds more than half of Vietnam’s population believes corruption has increased in recent years. In a survey done by Transparency International, 55% of respondents from Vietnam felt an increase in corruption,...