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19 March, 2010

U.S. forces scale back relief role in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The biggest U.S. military surge since Iraq and Afghanistan is scaling back a month after the troops arrived in haste to aid victims of Haiti’s catastrophic quake. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. will be in Haiti for the long haul, although troop strength is down to 13,000 from a Feb. 1 peak of 20,000…
“The foreign countries… fell victim to their own propaganda,” said Patrick Elie, a former Haitian defense minister…”They were afraid of a monster that never existed except in their own fantasies … that Haitians are bloodthirsty savages.”
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011078416_haiti15.html?prmid=obinsite

After Haiti earthquake, council prepares for elections – from Gold’s Gym
Christian Science Monitor
Despite the Haiti earthquake, President René Préval says the country will
hold elections before his term expires next year. Haiti’s election
oversight body …
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0318/After-Haiti-earthquake-council-prepares-for-elections-from-Gold-s-Gym

Obama Administration Says Near Deal on Haiti Debt
ABC News
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer AP The Obama administration says
it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that
Haiti …
abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10141559

Haiti awaits $3.8B for earthquake reconstruction
BusinessWeek
International leaders have pledged $3.8 billion over 18 months to help
Haiti rebuild from a devastating earthquake. They say the newly created
Multi-Donors …
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EHBASO0.htm

Haiti ‘orphans’ returned to parents
BBC News
Aid workers in Haiti have sent home all but one of the 33 children that US
missionaries tried to take out of the country after the January earthquake.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8574074.stm

Bubba, Dubya Head to Haiti “
New York Daily News (blog)
By Michael McAuliff The two previous presidents who have already raised
millions for Haiti are planning a joint trip to the earth quake-shattered
country. …
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/03/bubba-dubya-head-to-haiti.html

U.S. Not Flying the Flag in Haiti
FOXNews
By Greg Gutfeld As you know, many countries are in Haiti helping out, after
the tragic earthquake. At their camps, they are flying their flags. …
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589612,00.html

Health First employees raise $51000 for Haiti earthquake relief
Florida Today
Health First employees raised more than $51000 for Haiti earthquake victims
after the company put together a program so that employees could donate
part of …
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100318/BREAKINGNEWS/100318038/1006/news01/Health+First+employees+raise++51+000+for+Haiti+earthquake+relief+

From Haiti’s ruins to Mass. schools
Boston Globe
Now living in the Boston area, they have access to something that has all
but vanished in postquake Haiti: an education. In the past month or so, …
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2010/03/19/from_haitis_ruins_to_mass_schools/

Tennessee church aids, adopts orphan girls from Haiti
USA Today
By Wade Payne, AP By Adam Geller, AP KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Editorial note:
They were “our girls” — the children of a Haitian orphanage, taken to
heart by a …
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-03-18-haiti-tennessee-church_N.htm

Haiti Looks Past Foreign Health Aid
Wall Street Journal
By MIRIAM JORDAN CAYES JACMEL, Haiti—Word traveled fast after the
devastating Jan. 12 earthquake that good, free medical care was available
at this little …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704207504575130160377896670.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Haiti earthquake offers many lessons | GazetteNET
By cbaum
White Brook Middle School students, from left to right, Haley McFarland,
Katie Collins, Alli Dabek, Anna Marhefka, Linsey Branscomb, all 13, who
worked with other students to help children in Haiti by collecting
medicine, vitamins and …
http://www.gazettenet.com/2010/03/18/haiti-earthquake-offers-many-lessons

Too late to avert second Haiti disaster | Haitian-Truth.org
By `
Despite billions of US dollars in pledges and an unprecedented humanitarian
drive, it is likely too late to avert a second disaster in quake-hit Haiti,
a t…
http://www.haitian-truth.org/too-late-to-avert-second-haiti-disaster/

Clinton and Bush head to Haiti on Monday – KansasCity.com
Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading
US fundraising for Haiti, will make their first joint visit to the
Caribbean nation on Monday to assess the nation’s earthquake recovery
needs.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/18/1821224/clinton-and-bush-head-to-haiti.html

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive …
By cnnam
The two former presidents will make the trip on behalf of the Clinton Bush
Haiti Fund, established to raise money for long-term recovery and
rebuilding efforts in the impoverished nation, according to a statement
from the fund Thursday. …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/18/clinton-bush-to-visit-haiti-next-week/

Haiti ‘Orphans’ taken by American Missionaries Reunited with …
By Carmen Dixon
All except one of the Haitian children whisked away from their parents by
American Baptist missionaries, have now been reunited with their families.
Although the Idaho based group initially told officials that all of the
children they …
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/03/18/haiti-orphans-american-missionaries-reunited/

18 March, 2010

Haiti: Children Reunited With Families
New York Times
By MARC LACEY The 33 Haitian children taken from their earthquake-damaged
homes by American church members in January were reunited with their
biological …
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/world/americas/18briefs-haitibrf.html

Haiti says it needs $11.5 billion to rebuild after earthquake
Christian Science Monitor
Haiti told its partners it needs $11.5 billion to rebuild from earthquake
damage. Earthquake survivors carry tarps, blankets and hygiene kits during
aid …
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2010/0317/Haiti-says-it-needs-11.5-billion-to-rebuild-after-earthquake

University of Maryland students set up shelters in Haiti
Washington Post
After a major earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, killing more than 200000
people, Anyiwo decided earth bag construction might be cheap and reliable
enough …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/17/AR2010031701837.html

More Cash to Go to a Hall Than to Haiti
New York Times
But what ticket buyers may not realize is that far more of their dollars
will go toward concert-hall rent and marketing than to anyone in Haiti, …
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/arts/music/18benefit.html

UN appeals to int’l community for maintaining aid to Haiti
Xinhua
SANTO DOMINGO, March 17 (Xinhua) — The United Nations special
representative in Haiti on Wednesday called upon the international
community to maintain its …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/18/c_13215696.htm

DNA testing confirms Haitian couple are parents of baby sent to US
CNN
This infant was rescued from the rubble left by the earthquake in Haiti and
taken to Miami for medical care. Miami, Florida (CNN) — The parents of an
…
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/17/haiti.baby.jenny/?hpt=Sbin

M&T Bank raises money for Haiti relief
Press & Sun-Bulletin
REGION M&T Bank, based in Buffalo, said it has teamed with its employees,
customers and directors to donate nearly $347000 to the American Red Cross
Haiti …
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100317/BUSINESS/3170388/M&T+Bank+raises+money+for+Haiti+relief

Haiti: Is $700 Million Peacekeeping Bill Getting Too High?
FOXNews
By George Russell Before Haiti’s shattering earthquake, the UN was already
six months behind in paying countries that provide peacekeeping troops and
police …
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/03/17/haiti-million-peacekeeping-getting-high

Haiti, Chile earthquakes registered in water well
Gothenburg Times
University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists say that recent earthquakes in
Haiti and Chile temporarily affected groundwater levels in Nebraska. …
http://www.gothenburgtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1016:haiti-chile-earthquakes-registered-in-water-well&catid=5:agribusiness&Itemid=7

Renovation planned for private Haiti port
BusinessWeek
A US-Haitian joint venture says it will invest $70 million to redevelop
Terminal Varreux in Port-au-Prince. It is the largest private sector
project …
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EGJA6O6.htm

Rape Is a Weapon in Quake-Torn Haiti – BV Black Spin
By Paul Shepard
Rates of rape were high in Haiti prior to the Jan. 12th earthquake that
killed 200000 and left the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere
reeling. The pervasive sense of lawlessness since the earthquake, though,
has unleashed a wave …
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/03/17/rape-haiti/

Earthquake Los Angeles Haiti reflect | United States Disaster …
By admin
The Earthquake In Haiti, Social Media, and Me: A Personal Reflection –
Advertising Age – DigitalNext . Touring Los Angeles in a Buick LaCrosse –
Stop #3 . Jan.
usdsc.us/haiti-earthquakes/earthquake-los-angeles-haiti-reflect

Haiti Disaster
Haiti Disaster, on behalf of kianda school kenya id like to send my
condolences to all the families in haiti who have lost their loved ones in
the.
earthquake.haiti911.com/messages.php/3169

Return from the earthquake zone in Haiti | VX50.com
After a few chaotic, free-form weeks in Haiti, an Alaska geologist reported
that he and a team of o&#…
http://www.vx50.com/latest-news/return-from-the-earthquake-zone-in-haiti/

Brain Off “ Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Deploying to Haiti …
By mikel
This weekend, Nicolas Chavent and Robert Soden will deploy to Haiti for the
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. MapAction and OCHA are facilitating this
mission, with generous support from the European Commission Humanitarian
Aid …
brainoff.com/weblog/2010/03/17/1543

CBC News – Nova Scotia – 2nd navy ship returns from Haiti
HMCS Athabaskan is back home in Halifax after eight weeks in Haiti.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/17/ns-athabaskan-haiti-returns.html?ref=rss