US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
By BASSEM MROUE and ANDREA ROSA, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior U.S. official said Saturday, calling on the country's political leaders to heed popular calls for change, real reform and an end to endemic corruption. David Hale, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said the U.S. and its allies will respond to "systemic reforms with