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THE NEWS IS FROM OCTOBER 2006.

U.S. begins $42 million program to bolster Hamas opponents


By Reuters

The United States has quietly started a campaign projected to cost up to $42 million to bolster Hamas's political opponents ahead of possible early Palestinian elections, say officials linked to the program.

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