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USAID Chief: Famine in Somalia 'Worse Than You Can Imagine'

Clip: 8/2/2011 | 6m 57s

USAID Chief: Famine in Somalia 'Worse Than You Can Imagine'

In a new effort to alleviate the suffering in famine-stricken Eastern Africa, the U.S. government eased its restrictions on providing aid to Somalia -- aimed at sanctioning al-Shabab -- in hopes of getting more food to starving people. Margret Warner discusses the change in policy with USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah.

08/02/2011

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