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Wails of grief a year later

By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer HANWANG, Sichuan Province – It came without warning. Its unexpectedness as stunning as the raw emotion it so clearly expressed. We were wrapping up our interview with Huang Lianhe, a father who lost his only chil... ...full story at NBC World Blog

from NBC World Blog on Tue, May 12 2009

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