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Abbas, Mahmoud (Abu Mazen), 118, 119, 120, 122, 124–25 Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia, 118 Abdullah II, King of Jordan, 118 Abe, Shinzo, 59 Abizaid, John, 140 Abu Mazen. See Abbas, Mahmoud Academic Competitiveness Grants, 267, 270 Adolescents. See Youth Advertising, online, 346 Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy , 28, 29 Affordable housing: effects of shortages, 172; incentives for private sector construction, 176; increasing supply, 171–72, 178–80; locations, 172, 173, 174, 176, 210; programs, 174, 175, 178, 210–11; regulatory barriers to building, 173, 174; rent increases, 172–73; subsidies, 173–74, 176, 177–78, 180, 181, 189. See also Housing Afghanistan: international forces, 101, 108; Soviet defeat, 11; U.S. forces, 142 AFQT. See Armed Forces Qualification Test African Americans: child poverty rates, 188; education, 202, 204; highpoverty neighborhoods, 173; occupations , 203; unemployment, 203–04. See also Minority groups Africa, trade negotiations, 71. See also Developing countries; and individual countries Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 312 Aging of society, 234, 243, 245. See also Elderly; Retirees Agricultural subsidies: cutting, 65, 70, 75; in European Union, 68, 70; as trade barrier, 65, 66, 68; in United States, 65, 66, 70, 253 Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, 10, 117–18, 123, 124, 128 AHRQ. See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Air Force, aircraft, 148–49, 150. See also Military Airline industry: cabotage, 258; deregulation , 250–51, 257–58; foreign ownership restrictions, 258; international , 258 Air pollution, 84, 87 363 Index Airports, regulation, 253 Air traffic control systems, 258 Alhurra television station, 22, 30 Al Jazeera, 31 Al Qaeda, 35, 83, 119 Al Qaeda in Iraq, 97, 98, 104, 106 Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): abolition , 338; problems with, 332; reforming, 221, 229, 338 Amazon.com, 348 AMD, 344 American Public Transportation Association , 88 America’s Voice Corps, 28 AMT. See Alternative Minimum Tax Antipoverty programs. See Poverty reduction APEC. See Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Arab Americans, 32 Arabic language, 28, 29–30, 145, 271 Arab League, 12 Arab states: allies, 7–8, 12–14, 19, 118, 119, 123, 126, 127, 129; democratization , 127–31; government-controlled media, 30; Iran’s relations with, 10, 12; moderate, 116–17, 118–19; peace process with Israel, 116–17, 118, 121, 124–25; views of Iraq situation, 19; youth, 128. See also Gulf Arab states; Middle East; Muslim world; and individual countries Armed forces. See Military Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), 137, 138 Army: combat readiness, 147; equipment , 145, 146, 147, 148; ground troops, 135, 142; increased size, 142, 143; officer promotions, 136–37; officer retention rates, 136–37; preparation for combat, 139; procurement problems, 151; recruiting difficulties, 136–38; stresses on, 135–36; training, 139; understaffed specialties, 140; West Point, 136, 145. See also Military Army National Guard, 141, 146 Army Reserve, 141, 146, 147 Asad, Bashar, 120 ASEAN. See Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN Plus Three, 48, 57 Asia: allies of United States, 39; Chinese influence, 52, 54, 58; democratization , 52, 59–60; tsunami, 34; U.S. regional strategy, 56–58; U.S. soft power, 52, 59. See also Developing countries; and individual countries Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 60 Aso, Taro, 59 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 43, 44, 48, 56, 59–60 Association of the U.S. Army, 145 Australia: relations with Japan, 57; relations with United States, 48, 56 Automobile industry: foreign competition , 89; investment in fuel-saving technologies, 89; retiree health care costs, 89 Automobiles: corporate average fuel economy standards, 90; fuel efficiency , 88, 89, 90; hybrid, 88; reducing dependence on, 88. See also Biofuels ; Plug-in hybrid vehicles Baby boomers, retirements, 203, 218, 230 Badr Organization, 97, 98 Banks: Iranian, 14; in low-income neighborhoods , 211–12. See also Financial services Beijing consensus, 52, 59 Beijing Olympics, 50, 51, 53 Bin Laden, Osama, 83 Biofuels: biodiesel, 82; funding investment from agricultural subsidy cuts, 75; potential to replace oil consumption , 87–88, 94; subsidies, 71. See also Ethanol Blum, Steven, 147 Boehner, John, 91 Bosnia, international forces, 101 Brazil: ethanol production, 88, 91; greenhouse gas emissions, 74; trade policies, 71 Britain: deregulation and privatization, 250; gays in military, 145; health care system, 246 364 INDEX [54.221.110.87] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 20:09 GMT) Broadband connections: competition, 255, 256; electromagnetic spectrum, 259, 355–57; future uses, 348, 355; international comparisons, 347, 355; wired, 254, 355–56; wireless, 356. See also Internet Broadcasting: electromagnetic spectrum, 259; official, 19, 22, 30–31; regulation , 252. See also Media; Telecommunications Brookings Institution, 1, 187, 193, 228 Budget...