Meet the man who changed the way the U.S. fights poverty abroad

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By Nathanael JohnsonJun 3, 2016, 5:07 am45 pts
What should we pay for with our foreign aid? In recent history, the American answer to that question has been simple — “health programs.” But then Obama named Raj Shah head of the United States Agency for International Development where it was his job to spend our foreign aid. Shah steered more money to…

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