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MICHELE NORRIS, MELISSA BLOCK
All Things Considered (NPR)
01-06-2005
Profile: Village near Banda Aceh coping with the aftereffects of last week's tsunami

Host: MICHELE NORRIS, MELISSA BLOCK
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM

MICHELE NORRIS, host:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.

MELISSA BLOCK, host:

And I'm Melissa Block.

World leaders gathered today in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss aid for countries struck by the tsunami 11 days ago. At the same time, the World Health Organization is warning tens of thousands could die on Indonesia's Sumatra island if they don't get clean ...

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