| The Washington File |
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\n| North Korea \"Foremost\" in Spreading Missile Technology, Bolton Says |
\n| North Korea is \"the world\'s foremost proliferator of ballistic missiles and related technology to rogue states and hostile regimes,\" Under Secretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton says. In Tokyo for anti-proliferation military exercises, Bolton says Pyongyang\'s missile program has a destabilizing effect on regions around the world. |
\n| United States Rejects U.N. Resolution on Cuba Embargo |
\n| A newly-adopted U.N. resolution opposing the U.S. embargo of Cuba is a misguided attempt to blame the United States for Cuba\'s failed economic policies and divert attention from that nation\'s abysmal human rights record, according to State Department Area Advisor Oliver Garza. |
\n| Afghan Election Marks Turning Point in Country\'s History |
\n| The Afghan presidential election was an important milestone in Afghanistan\'s political development, according to Kabul University Professor of Law and Political Science Wadir Safi. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad offers a similar assessment, saying, \"In Afghanistan, the elections have clearly shown that given the chance, the people will support democratic political development.\" |
\n| U.S. Foreign Aid Policies to Include Safeguarding Civilians |
\n| The United States has broadened its foreign aid policy to include enhancing protections for civilian populations in countries where governments fail their citizens. Roger Winter, an official in the U.S. Agency for International Development, says a good example of the new policy is the strategy now being implemented to protect internally displaced persons in the Darfur region of Sudan from starvation and death. |
\n| U.S. Senate Races Tighten as Election Draws Near |
\n| With the November 2 U.S. general election fast approaching, races that are too close to call in nine states will decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to Jennifer Duffy, political analyst for the Cook Political Report. Of the 34 Senate seats up for election this year, four currently held by Republicans -- in Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky and Oklahoma -- and five held by Democrats -- in Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and South Dakota -- are considered the most competitive and most likely to determine which party controls the 109th Congress. |
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