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Hollywood Takes Notice As Congo's Unrest Grinds On - Los Angeles Times

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Date: 
Feb 14, 2009
Author: 
Tina Daunt

Much of the world seems to have written Africa's problems off as insolvable, and nowadays, if you ask a lot of Americans to name an ongoing tragedy, they'd probably point first to the U.S. economy. 

Hollywood's political activists are trying to pitch in on both fronts.
 
Several weeks ago, the glitterati came out to discuss how to get involved in assisting U.S. food banks. Feb. 18, many of the same stars will gather at the House of Blues in West Hollywood to honor the International Medical Corps for its work in the tormented eastern regions of Congo and to draw attention to the local Children Mending Hearts group, which assists the corps.
 
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