01/12/2009
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"This comprehensive approach to solving global problems and seizing opportunities is at the heart of smart power."
"We know it represents a major investment. And we pledge to uphold principles of good stewardship and accountability."
"The President's fiscal year 2010 request of $53.8 billion for international affairs recognizes these realities and begins to marshal the resources to address them."
"It puts the United States on the path to double foreign assistance by 2015."