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Charity Red Tape NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the bureaucratic nightmares facing family members of terror-attack victims as they apply for aid. Even though Americans have donated more than a billion dollars to charities in the wake of Sept. 11, the red tape surrounding that money is formidable.

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NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the bureaucratic nightmares facing family members of terror-attack victims as they apply for aid. Even though Americans have donated more than a billion dollars to charities in the wake of Sept. 11, the red tape surrounding that money is formidable.