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Congress in USA	12:30 PM
Colombian singer Shakira April 22, addressed the U.S. Congress in support of law on which the U.S. will increase the amount of aid the poorest countries on education. The senator from New York Nita Lowey noted that over those 20 years that she sits in Congress: "We were never a press conference. I think all came here because they care about primary education, well, and because of that love Shakiru too ". The singer with a smile answered all the questions, said: "In the developing world from which I origin, education is often considered a luxury, not a right of any human being ... To me, this personal ". Press conference was held at the World Education Campaign, Shakira Honorary Ambassador. This campaign brings together many humanitarian organizations, which aim to educate 72 million children worldwide. This campaign supports the prime minister of England Gordon Brown and World Bank President Robert Zoellick, along with Shakiroy they participated in a press conference by phone. According to Traci Sheehan, 18 years old girl from school in Chicago: "She has already made a lot of its force. It helps in the United States to change the laws that we can give more money to these children have no education in other countries around the world ". Shakir made for the adoption of the law developed by Congressman Lowey, for which U.S. aid for education in developing countries should rise from 500 millinov dollars to 3 billion by 2012. But the solution to the problem of forces not only rich, Shakira said: "The main thing is that our government made education his main priority". Shakira also one of the founders of fund América Latina en Acción Solidaria (ALAS), which on May 17 will hold charity concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires in helping children, but has not announced Shakira in which of them will participate.
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