The $7.5 billion aid package to Pakistan that its foreign minister objected has been appropriately massaged, explained, and now signed by Obama. Sen. John Kerry and CA Rep. Howard Berman said that no language in the bill was changed, but they did take the unusual step of attaching a written statement that says:
"any interpretation of this act which suggests that the United States does not fully recognize and respect the sovereignty of Pakistan would be directly contrary to congressional intent."Full story
