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Macron: Lebanon to Get No 'Blank Checks' for Blast Aid, Must Reform
Government

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   French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he would organize
   an international conference to raise funds for Lebanon, but he warned
   Lebanese leaders that they would not be getting "blank checks."

   Macron was the first foreign leader to visit Lebanon after Tuesday's
   massive blast at the port of Beirut that left large parts of the city
   in a shambles of wrecked buildings, burned-out cars and dust.

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