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24 Oct 2010 10:04

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World: Haiti: Cholera death toll rising

  • 200+ dead from cholera epidemic in Haiti source
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22 Oct 2010 10:38

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World: Because Haiti doesn’t have enough problems, let’s add cholera

  • 138 dead in the biggest crisis since the quake source
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22 Aug 2010 21:18

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World: Wyclef decides that he’d rather be the obstacle than the roadbump

  • So, apparently, he isn’t going so quietly. And why the heck not? He put weeks of work into grabbing the zeitgeist’s attention, and he isn’t going to let a little thing like residency get in the way of that! “Tomorrow our lawyers are appealing the decision of the CEP,” Clef wrote on Twitter. “We have met all the requirements set by the laws. And the law must be respected.” Good luck, bro. source
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21 Aug 2010 02:04

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World: Sad news of the night: Wyclef Jean won’t be Haiti’s next president

Here’s the look of a man who won’t be allowed the opportunity to screw up his homeland (unless he decides to fight some more). Poor guy. source
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05 Aug 2010 20:54

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World: Wyclef Jean’s ego already serving him well for Haiti elections

  • I would like to tell (U.S.) President Barack Obama that the United States has Obama and Haiti has Wyclef Jean.
  • Wyclef Jean • Saying the kind of thing that would sound arrogant coming from most people. But Wyclef Jean is dead serious about his motives. And his popularity is high enough right now that he has a huge groundswell of support, never mind the fact that Haitian law says that the can’t become president right now. But everybody loves him! He’s Wyclef Jean. Let’s fix that, guys. source
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05 Aug 2010 10:45

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World: Wyclef Jean hands the reins of Yele over to someone better-suited

  • bad Wyclef Jean’s pro-Haiti charity, Yele, has had years of financial issues brought on by questionable payments – bad accounting, money not going to charity, you name it. It’s scarred his reputation a little.
  • good Jean, however, will no longer be running the organization – likely so he can focus on his presidential run.  He’ll hand the reins over to someone  with a better history of working for nonprofits. source
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03 Aug 2010 21:25

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World: Wyclef Jean for Haitian president: Crazier things have happened

  • We’re not sure what, but it’s pretty weird. Jean, pretty much the most famous Haitian in the world, plans to take his deep knowledge of economi … oh, who are we kidding? He’s like Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003. He’s famous and riding a strong wave of good will, and that high profile and good will may actually be helpful in rebuilding earthquake-torn Haiti, because (while he may only come with a level of political experience equivalent to Alvin Greene) he has charisma and can keep the tragedy on people’s minds. Someone has to. source
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11 May 2010 11:12

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World: In Haiti, art conservators are trying to recover pieces of a culture

The Smithsonian Institution is trying to protect works, like this renowned mural right here, from being lost in the rubble. They hope to restore these works. source
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31 Mar 2010 23:14

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World: Haiti help: The international community should be proud of itself

  • $9.9 billion to help the quake-rocked nation recover source
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27 Feb 2010 13:19

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World: Chile earthquake: More shocking numbers to note

  • 33 aftershocks in the wake of the earthquake, the latest in Argentina
  • 700+ number of times the quake is stronger than the Haiti quake source
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