Lydia Polgreen

West Africa Bureau Chief, New york Times

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Spurred by church groups, charities and Hollywood stars, American families had been adopting foreign children at an increasing rate.

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Spurred by church groups, charities and Hollywood stars, American families had been adopting foreign children at an increasing rate.

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