FOXNews.com: U.S. to OK Egypt aid despite congressional concerns

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U.S. to OK Egypt aid despite congressional concerns Mar 22nd 2012, 19:49 A top Senate Democrat says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will use her waiver authority to release at least a part of $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who wrote the section of the law imposing conditions on the aid, said he was disappointed in the decision, which he learned from the State Department on Thursday. Clinton had to determine whether Cairo was meeting the criteria for the U.S. assistance by supporting the country's transition to democracy and upholding human rights. Leahy said in a statement that the U.S. move sends a contradictory message about favoring democracy but rewarding Egypt as the military harasses and arrests those working for democracy.

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