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    <body><![CDATA[the applicable part of my <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://livejournal.com">livejournal.com</a> post from May 20th, 2006<br/>The other is harder to read and more inspiring. An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina is the story behind his work as a hotel manager in Rwanda during the genocide. We also watched the PBS Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda for addition...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44242389">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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