RICH NATIONS PLEDGE: To increase Third World debt relief to 100 percent.

MONKEY WRENCH: The United States refuses to join financing plan to raise needed aid money, $50 billion, by selling bonds on the world capital markets.

BRITISH PROJECT: As London takes presidency of G-8, the G-7 plus Russia, it says urgent action is needed to meet U.N. goal of tackling poverty in 10 years.



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