Bare Pantry in Harlem

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
The nation's most vulnerable are feeling the squeeze as the cost of food continues to rise. Tomorrow, former Senator John Edwards will tour an East Harlem food pantry to survey the effect on New York’s poor. This kicks off his nation-wide initiative to fight hunger where it’s needed most. Plus, Eboo Patel of the Interfaith Youth Core.

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