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USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by it

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Albert Votaw was killed in 1983 bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut .

He was a public-housing expert for USAID , a public housing expert.

Service to USAID shattered his family, reshaped it as well.

It led his daughter, Cathy , to dedicate part of her life to working on behalf of families of Americans killed by extremists.

Cathy Votaw became an advocate for better treatment for victims of extremist attacks and their families.

After her father's death in Beirut bombing, she became a contractor for USAID .

Anna Eisenberg was looking forward to USAID 's life as a functioning independent agency.

USAID itself sat in ruins this year , shut USAID headquarters, terminated most of its development programs abroad.

VR Score

78

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81

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65

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informal

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English

Language complexity

48

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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