(New York Times) The U.S. gave $20 million in cash aid to the interim Palestinian leadership Tuesday to help finance economic reform and next month's presidential election, the U.S. Embassy announced in Tel Aviv. The aid reflects "our confidence in the direction of the PA's reform program, and our expectation that reform will continue to be implemented energetically," said William Burns, assistant secretary of state for the Mideast.
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