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Perspective from John MacIntyre for the San Jose Mercury News

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I didn’t find a link for this. The column is called Figuratively Speaking, August 3, 2008. How novel it is, I don’t know, but it bears repeating, and repeating, and repeating, and repeating, and repeating, and ……. A picture of a starving African baby in its mother’s arms tops the column; the caption is, “What’s …

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Annan Discusses Food Aid and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa | June 11, 2008 | PBS

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“Annan: World Must Help African Nations Tackle Food Crisis “Fuel costs and supply shortages have caused a spike in food prices across Africa — prompting calls for an agricultural revolution on the continent. Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan discusses efforts to address the crisis.” Please watch the video here.