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Commercial Appeal  | May 15, 2008

YANGON, Myanmar -- The United States delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar today, as the U.N. urged the reclusive nation to open its doors to foreign experts who can help up to 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation. Associated Press Myanmar children line up to receive free...
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