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Author discusses innovative ways to fight global poverty

Broadcast: Midday, 06/17/2009, 12:25 p.m.

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Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the nonprofit venture capital firm Acumen, discusses her experience fighting global poverty. Novogratz is the author of "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World."

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