One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had been burned out of their villages, had family members killed, and then when men showed up at the wells to get water, they were shot.

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There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign...

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on...

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major...

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major...

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...