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    Relief Efforts Continue in Myanmar

    In the aftermath of Saturday's cyclone in Myanmar, the official estimates of the death toll have risen to 50,000 with two to three million additional people now homeless. That's according to foreign aid workers struggling to provide relief to remote areas in an isolated country.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In the aftermath of Saturday's cyclone in Myanmar, the official estimates of the death toll have risen to 50,000 with two to three million additional people now homeless. That's according to foreign aid workers struggling to provide relief to remote areas in an isolated country. Jennifer Quigley is advocacy coordinator for the US Campaign for Burma.

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    3. 42:07Tar Heels and Hoosiers, Clinton and Obama
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      Warren Olney

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Violence and Politics: Iraq, the US and Iran
    1. 1:38Relief Efforts Continue in MyanmarYou’re reading this
    2. 7:25US Blames Iran for Escalating Violence in Iraq
    3. 42:07Tar Heels and Hoosiers, Clinton and Obama
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