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Teleconference Briefing on Relief Efforts in Haiti

Gordon Duguid Spokesman Col. Buck Elton, Air Operations Director Via Teleconference from Haiti January 21, 2010 Mr. Duguid: — that Rear Admiral Samuel Paris would…

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All-star Haiti telethon raises $57 million, so far

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Ap Music Writer – 35 mins ago NEW YORK – Organizers for the all-star “Hope for Haiti…

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Doctor Searches for Haitian Girl He Saved Last Year He doesn’t know if she survived the quake

A Fairfax, Va., doctor and his wife are packing a tent and sleeping bags for Haiti to see if the young girl he helped save a…

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Haiti After the Earthquake

Haitian earthquake victims in Petit-GoâvePETIT-GOÂVE, Haiti—They work all day under the blazing sun, hammers and saws in hand, pulling down the last remnants of a…

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Where is Haiti’s government?

By Daniel Schwartz CBC News As Haitians scramble to get their lives back in order, many observers are wondering what has happened to the country’s…

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Survivor found amid rubble in Haiti after 11 days

STORY HIGHLIGHTS •    NEW: Man, 24, rescued from rubble of Hotel Napoli •    More than 111,000 people have died in the quake and its aftermath,…

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Shining moments in Haiti telethon

By Ann Powers Pop Music CriticJanuary 23, 2010 Programs like Friday’s “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” do not exist to…

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In Haiti, some see the spirit world behind the quake

Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – The night was filled with voices, murmuring then gathering together then rising into hymns and chants that carried far in…

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Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Ap Music Writer Sat Jan 23, 1:59 pm ET NEW YORK – Though the all-star telethon was titled “Hope…

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Haiti quake toll tops 110,000

Haitian officials have confirmed that the death toll from the January 12 earthquake now stands at over 110,000, with 193,000 more people wounded and another…

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No ministries. No infrastructure. But René Préval tries to regain control in Haiti

At the head of an administration with no intact ministries, infrastructure or army, where vital meetings take place under a mango tree and a coconut…

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British rescue team recalls Haiti earthquake horror

By Alastair Jamieson
Published: 3:30PM GMT 23 Jan 2010 Dean Harris and Rudy Parkes from West Midlands Fire Brigade with two year old Mia whom they…

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Haiti’s Icon of Power, Now Palace for Ghosts

By MARC LACEY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The only sound inside Haiti’s National Palace comes from the crunch underneath one’s soles. Its ornate reception rooms are…

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Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince

Haitians in Mass Exodus from Capital Port-au-Prince Jeff Swicord | Port-au-Prince 23 January 2010 Photo: VOA Photo J. Swicord Port-au-Prince residents board a bus to…