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Obama Proposes $200M In Additional Aid To Jordan

By Igor Bobic
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March 22, 2013 9:42 a.m.
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President Barack Obama announced Friday that he intends to work with Congress in providing Jordan an additional $200 million in aid to assist the country with its large influx of Syrian refugees, which has steadily increased due to the ongoing civil war there. Obama arrived in Jordan Friday after a three-day trip to Israel, meeting with the Jordanian King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein. It is his last stop before he returns to Washington this weekend.

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Igor Bobic (@igorbobic)  Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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