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Food Aid Conference Calls for Action

KCUR
Published April 16, 2008 at 5:15 AM CDT

By Laura Ziegler

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KANSAS CITY, MO –
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The international conference on food aid ended in Kansas City on a note of urgency, with a call to action, and some voices of skepticism. KCUR's Laura Ziegler reports.
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