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September 3, 2012

Dictators Spurn Their Nation's Health

Joel Brinkley, San Francisco Chronicle

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Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's dictator, died last month - in a Brussels hospital. Why didn't he get medical care at home? Look at the state of his people's health, and you'll understand.

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