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Nov 5 2009, Anthony

In the streets of the Ethiopian capital hundreds of disabled people beg, some from makeshift wheelchairs, the less fortunate dragging themselves on their hands from car to car.

Disabled people are seldom taken care of by institutions here; mostly they.

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A local NBC affiliate interviews Brian Wilkins, center, and Ed Pegler, both of American Infrastructure, at a work site to replace a sidewalk ramp in Silver Spring, Md. on Thursday, April 23, 2009. The project is part of the economic stimulus package.