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    Francis Fukuyama praises the Bush administration and Congress for increasing development funding over the last eight years. Funding levels still don’t make up for previous declines, though, argues the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies’ international development program director.

    By David Francis // 04 November 2008

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    Francis Fukuyama praises the Bush administration and Congress for increasing development funding over the last eight years. Funding levels still don't make up for previous declines, though, argues the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies' international development program director.

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