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Haitians:
'We Didn't
Feel Like We
Had a Gov't'

Jan 18, 2010 8:08 AM CST

Haitians: 'We Didn't Feel Like We Had a Gov't'

Shy President Préval has been largely MIA since quake

(Newser) - Since Haiti was devastated by last Tuesday's earthquake, the country's president has been so invisible that many Haitians are wondering whether they have a government at all. Haitian officials say the government of President René Préval is too incapacitated to take any public role, but longtime politician Préval...

In Ravaged Haiti,
Cruise Ships
Still Dock

Jan 18, 2010 7:44 AM CST

In Ravaged Haiti, Cruise Ships Still Dock

Passengers jet ski, sunbathe 60 miles from earthquake devastation

(Newser) - Despite the fact that the epicenter of Haiti’s deadly earthquake is just 60 miles away, cruise ships are still visiting private Labadee beach. Though Royal Caribbean defended its decision to dock Friday, some customers are “sickened,” the Guardian reports. “I just can't see myself sunning on...

Anger Erupts at
US Takeover
of Haiti Airport

Jan 18, 2010 6:49 AM CST

Anger Erupts at US Takeover of Haiti Airport

France, Brazil, Red Cross furious at flight diversions

(Newser) - The global relief effort in Haiti has devolved into a nasty power struggle, with countries and aid agencies furious at the US takeover of emergency operations. France, Brazil, which runs the UN peacekeeping operation in Haiti, Doctors Without Borders, and the Red Cross all lodged complaints after their aid shipments...

Voodoo Priests
Object to
Mass Burials

Jan 18, 2010 5:51 AM CST

Voodoo Priests Object to Mass Burials

'Desecration' raises zombie fears

(Newser) - Haiti's voodoo priests are objecting to anonymous mass burials of earthquake victims, raising fears that such desecration could result in restless souls of the dead returning as zombies. "It it not in our culture to bury people in such a fashion," Haiti's main voodoo leader, Max Beauvoir, told...

As Time Wanes
for Haiti Rescue,
Aid Efforts Improve

Jan 18, 2010 4:00 AM CST

As Time Wanes for Haiti Rescue, Aid Efforts Improve

Ban Ki-moon promises more help from the UN

(Newser) - With time running out for any survivors of last week's earthquake, international search and rescue teams intensified their efforts in Haiti. Three people were rescued yesterday—including a 7-year-old girl who survived for days in a collapsed supermarket—bringing the total number of those pulled alive from the rubble to...

10,000 US Troops Head to Haiti

Jan 18, 2010 3:27 AM CST

10,000 US Troops Head to Haiti

Force aims to help keep the peace, aid relief effort

(Newser) - Some 10,000 new US troops are heading to Haiti to aid relief efforts and help calm a desperate nation spinning out of control. Ransacking of Port-au-Prince stores and homes mounted as looters were being lynched by crowds and shot dead by police. "Haitians are taking things into their...

Earthquake Relief
a Hit With Tennis Stars

haiti earthquake

Jan 17, 2010 5:25 PM CST

Earthquake Relief a Hit With Tennis Stars

Federer throws together 'Hit for Haiti,' raises big bucks

(Newser) - Stars of the tennis universe got together today to hit a few—and raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Haiti earthquake relief. Less than a day before the start of the Australian Open, Roger Federer threw together "Hit for Haiti," a slate of doubles matches enlivened by...

'Dear Pat Robertson, Leave Me Out of It. Best, Satan'

brilliant satire

Jan 17, 2010 5:04 PM CST

'Dear Pat Robertson, Leave Me Out of It. Best, Satan'

Letter to the editor on Haiti slur channels prince of darkness

(Newser) - Pat Robertson blames the Haiti earthquake on a "pact to the devil," but the prince of darkness is having none of it. At least that's the message of a letter to the editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune that's quickly going viral. "If I had a thing...

'In Times of
Tragedy, the
US Steps
Forward'

barack obama

Jan 17, 2010 4:16 PM CST

'In Times of Tragedy, the US Steps Forward'

In Newsweek, president makes case for Haiti earthquake relief

(Newser) - The United States is pouring money and personnel into earthquake-devastated Haiti not just to help its own citizens or bolster an ally, but because "that is who we are," President Obama writes in explaining why the relief effort is vital. In times of crisis, "when we are...

Experts See Chance to Rescue Haiti From Failure

analysis

Jan 17, 2010 2:37 PM CST

Experts See Chance to Rescue Haiti From Failure

As relief funds flood in, opportunity to reform government arises

(Newser) - With conditions in Haiti worsening, some experts in international development see an upside: an opportunity for the physically fractured nation to reform its economy and even its notoriously corrupt government. "National disasters, as awful as they are, you want to seize those moments, use that awful, awful opportunity, to...

Bush, Clinton:
It's Not About Politics

HAITI RELIEF

Jan 17, 2010 12:14 PM CST

Bush, Clinton: It's Not About Politics

Former prezes underscore 'common humanity' in talk-show blitz

(Newser) - Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton continued their push for private fundraising for Haiti today, appearing side by side on five Sunday talk shows to emphasize the humanitarian crisis over partisanship. "I'd say now is not the time to focus on politics," Bush told Face the ...

As Aid Starts to Flow,
Chaos Descends in Haiti

Jan 17, 2010 9:37 AM CST

As Aid Starts to Flow, Chaos Descends in Haiti

Fractured gov't among the homeless, as officials scramble to better coordinate

(Newser) - Aid began flowing in earnest to pockets of survivors in Haiti today, but violence and looting broke out among those not yet reached as desperation set in—leaving Haiti's devastated government in a chaotic scramble to better distribute supplies. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the country's own president is...

Keep Haiti Donations Coming

BILL CLINTON, GEORGE W BUSH

Jan 17, 2010 6:53 AM CST

Keep Haiti Donations Coming

Former presidents see tremendous opportunity amid quake's devastation

(Newser) - Americans have a long track record of responding to disaster with overwhelming generosity, and the earthquake in Haiti has been no exception, write Bill Clinton and George W Bush in a New York Times op-ed. Amid the devastation, President Obama's chief fundraisers for the relief effort see incredible opportunity for...

Toll Could Hit 200K,
Says Haitian Official

Jan 16, 2010 1:03 PM CST

Toll Could Hit 200K, Says Haitian Official

Chaos continues in Port-au-Prince, but relief is trickling in

(Newser) - Relief workers in Haiti have collected tens of thousands of bodies so far, with no end in sight. "We anticipate there will be between 100,000 and 200,000 dead in total, although we will never know the exact number," the interior minister tells Reuters . If the high...

3 Presidents Team Up on Haiti

new website for donors

Jan 16, 2010 11:06 AM CST

3 Presidents Team Up on Haiti

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush join Obama at White House

(Newser) - President Obama said today that America "stands united" with the Haitian people as he thanked two former presidents for agreeing to help raise billions to rebuild the Caribbean nation. Obama met in the Oval Office with George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and they announced a new website for...

Docs Warn of Looming
Public Health Crisis

haiti earthquake

Jan 15, 2010 6:08 PM CST

Docs Warn of Looming Public Health Crisis

Infection, thirst, hunger, heat threaten earthquake survivors

(Newser) - The death toll from the Haiti earthquake, which currently stands at 50,000, is certain to rise as the country's shattered infrastructure keeps medical professionals and relief workers from reaching people who need their help. "There are already high levels of diarrheal disease, respiratory disease and malnutrition," a...

Obama Reiterates Haiti Support

Jan 15, 2010 2:56 PM CST

Obama Reiterates Haiti Support

5,000 troops to arrive in nation over the weekend

(Newser) - President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to relief in Haiti, telling the survivors of the massive earthquake "that we will do what it takes to save lives and help people get back on their feet." Obama spoke this afternoon—his third public statement in as many days—following a...

Red Cross Pulls in $8M In Text Message Donations

haiti earthquake

Jan 15, 2010 12:01 PM CST

Red Cross Pulls in $8M In Text Message Donations

Relief agency says it can handle more cash for earthquake aid

(Newser) - Text messaging has proven to be a wildly popular method of donating to the relief effort in Haiti. As of 8:25 this morning, the Red Cross had pulled in more than $8 million through text messages, Fox News reports. That’s the most mobile donations “that we have...

Roger Ebert Wants to
'Horsewhip' Limbaugh

Jan 15, 2010 10:00 AM CST

Roger Ebert Wants to 'Horsewhip' Limbaugh

Rush's Haiti rant gets under critic's skin

(Newser) - Roger Ebert gives Rush Limbaugh a pretty enthusiastic thumbs down over his comments on Haiti yesterday. The Chicago Sun-Times critic wrote an open letter to Limbaugh today, opining that he “should be horsewhipped for the insult you have paid to the highest office of our nation.” Ebert was...

Anger Rising in Haiti
Amid Slow Relief

Jan 15, 2010 9:48 AM CST

Anger Rising in Haiti Amid Slow Relief

Survivors break into UN warehouse, but get little

(Newser) - Earthquake survivors desperate for food broke into a UN warehouse in Port-au-Prince today, a sign of the growing frustration at delays in relief. UN officials say they've recovered nearly all of their stocks, however, and pledged to hand out 6,000 tons of food shortly. But with necessities such as...