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The Obama administration is preparing to decide this week to release $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt that has been in question since the country’s decision to prosecute U.S. and Egyptian pro-democracy workers./p>
The anticipated approval has angered human rights groups and lawmakers who say that releasing the aid will undermine Egypt’s nascent democratic groups and embolden political forces that have tried to crush them. Congress requires Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to certify that Egypt is promoting freedoms and rights before it will release aid. Clinton can sidestep the restriction by using a waiver to release all or a portion of the funds on national security grounds.
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