WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., accused Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson of a "bait-and-switch scheme" by changing plans for stabilizing the economy.

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 28 (UPI) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Saturday with U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, head of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.

LISBON, Portugal, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Israel's foreign minister said at a summit in Lisbon, Portugal, that Egypt must put a stop to weapons smuggling from that country into Gaza.