discussion of federal policies: Arms Control and Nonproliferation

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“The Doomsday Clock has just been set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolic human-caused Armageddon.”
from — Sonde, F. (2026, February 6). With doomsday approaching, is it time for a new start? Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. 

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discussion of federal policies: anti-corruption and transparency

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“Globally, corruption saps economic growth, hinders development, destabilizes governments, undermines democracy, and provides openings for dangerous groups such as criminals, traffickers, and terrorists.”
from — Anti-Corruption and Transparency – United States Department of State. (2024, September 3). United States Department of State. 

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discussion of federal policies

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“We lead U.S. global engagement to combat human trafficking and support the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts across the U.S. government. The United States follows the widely used “3P” paradigm — prosecution, protection, and prevention — to combat human trafficking worldwide. We also employ a “4th P” — for partnership — as a complementary means to achieve progress across the 3Ps and enlist all segments of society in the fight against modern slavery.”
from U.S. Department of State Policy Issues: Policy Issues

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disadvantaged

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“The “economically disadvantaged” is a term used by government institutions in for example allocating free school meals to “a student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185% of US federal poverty guidelines)”[4][5] or business grants.[6]”
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2024, July 19). Disadvantaged. Wikipedia. 

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disabled

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“Nowadays it is better to refer to people with physical disabilities of various kinds by describing the specific difficulty in question rather than talking about the disabled as a group, which is considered somewhat offensive. Some people also object to the word disabled to refer to facilities for people with disabilites, and prefer the word accessible” from — Definition of disabled. (n.d.).

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