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Hurricane Ivan Punishes Jamaica in Near-Miss

Jamaica suffers heavy damage and flooding from Hurricane Ivan as the storm makes its way across the Caribbean. The eye of the storm narrowly missed making landfall. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Joseph Treaster of The New York Times.

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