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>> i understand that. you do some great work. but why do you call for it at all? >> there is a lot of misconceptions about u.s. aid. one of the biggest misconceptions is that most u.s. assistance actually goes to government. in fact, that's not true. most u.s. assistance goes to u.s.-based charities, ngo's and contractors. >> and the u.n., which sometimes -- >> there is a portion that goes to the u.n. we're very clear that the u.n. is not the solution to poverty. just as aid is not the solution to poverty. people are the solution to poverty. >> let's hear from an actual african entrepreneur. h...

There's been a deadly suicide attack on a u.s.-affiliated compound in the northern part of that country. those are humanitarian aid subcontractors working with us-aid. no americans killed in that explosion. we turn also today to pakistan where we have been keeping an eye there after a deadly suicide attack on a holy shrine in the city of lahore. 50 people killed, 200 wounded. our international correspondent, nic robertson, is live for us in islamabad. >> reporter: a very deadly attack. and there's been very strong reaction on the streets. men from that mosque -- this is a shrine, men from th...

Attention of mark hurt the ill my republican who sits on the house appropriation committee, rung for the u.s. senate and he wrote to us-aid's administrator saying and i quote we know of over half a dozen recognized relief organizations with extensive experience in haiti, and both james lee witt associates and global options with his parent company, do not fit that level of experience or expertise and i ask you to provide full details of the relevant guidelines that were used to exclude more experienced nongovernmental relief organizations in favor of the more politically connected jlwa to assi...

Contracts. fox's james rosen has details. what do we know. >> reporter: good morning, it marks the second know-bid contract fox news discovered, the u.s. agency for international development to have awarded to a politically connected firm in just the last month. this time, u.s.-aid award aid contract for the $99,725 for 12 days of work to james lee witt, a d.c. based lobbying firm and he served as director of fema under president clinton and documents show this contract was awarded january 18th, under, quote, full and open competition after exclusion of source. something said by our sources to...

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