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Embarassing U.N. dues debt

The New York Times reports that: "Secretary of State Madeleine Albright complained on Wednesday that congressional unwillingness to pay what the United States owes to the United Nations has hamstrung the administration's ability to influence the organization." How embarassing. We are a world ecconomic power, and we can't even pay our share of the dues to an organization that is based on our soil. $1.6 billion is a lot of money to be owing an organization that has the world's best interest at heart.

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800