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Brangelina Donate $1M to Kids Hurt by Iraq War

Posted Jun 26, 08 4:47 AM CDT in World,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie—soon to be proud parents of six—are doling out $1 million for other people's kids, AP reports. The Jolie-Pitt Foundation will give counseling and educational aid to Iraqis and Americans who have lost their parents, homes or schools in the Iraqi War. Last year, the couple gave $300,000 to help Darfur refugees.

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U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus meets with Angelina Jolie in Baghdad in February. Jolie and Brad Pitt will give $1m to Iraqi children.   (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell, US Army)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are donating $1m to Iraqi children affected by the war.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
Angelina Jolie, who is expecting her fifth and sixth child, will donate $1m through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation to children affected by the Iraq war.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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