Ruthann Richter has written extensively on the AIDS pandemic in Africa. She is currently Director of Media Relations at Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Friday, Jan 11, 2008 06:19 EST

The roots of Kenya's upheaval

It's not just tribal hatred that's spurring bloodshed in this stratified African nation.

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