Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Ohio Congressman Ends Hunger Strike
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Rep. Tony P. Hall (D-Ohio), ended a 22-day fast, saying he had refocused the attention of the government and the nation on hunger. Hall abandoned his water-only fast after Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy announced that his department would hold a national conference and a series of regional forums on the issue. Hall said that news plus the World Bank’s announcement last week that it would hold hunger summits, and public response to his fast, convinced him he had gotten his message across.
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