Coverage of the Haiti Earthquake
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Solutions for Haiti: Are International Aid Agencies Hiring Enough Haitian Nationals?
All this week on The Takeaway, we've been asking listeners to weigh in on what Haiti needs from the international community in order to move on from the devastating earthquake that st... Mar 12, 2010
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Miami Schools Struggle With Aftereffects of Haiti's Earthquake
With 21,000 Haitian American students, Miami-Dade schools have struggled with the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake perhaps more than any other school system in the United States. Feb 26, 2010
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Haitians Find Help Through the Airwaves
Radio has always been an important part of Haitian society. And since the earthquake, it has played an even more critical role, serving as the primary mode of transmitting information... Feb 10, 2010
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Aid Group Steps in to Find Families of Haitian 'Orphans'
A group of ten American Baptists accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children, who the group members said were orphans, has raised complicated questions about the intersection of good in... Feb 9, 2010
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Haitian Patients Flood Miami Hospitals
Haitian airlifts have resumed, but they're still flying almost exclusively to Florida – and to Miami's overburdened hospitals. According to Florida Governor Charlie Crist, the state h... Feb 2, 2010
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Rebuilding Haiti: Mangos, Tourism and Garment Factories
The massive earthquake that struck Haiti nearly three weeks ago has left development economists and international aid workers scrambling for the best way to rebuild the country. Some ... Feb 1, 2010
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The Toll of the Haiti Earthquake on the Dominican Republic
Yesterday, we talked about the anticipated influx of Haitian immigrants to Florida in the upcoming weeks. Today, we look at a place where Haitians are already seeking refuge: across t... Jan 29, 2010
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Haitians Seeking Refuge in the US Spark Debate on Immigration
More than two weeks after the earthquake struck in Haiti, destroying homes and tearing apart families, Haitians are scrambling to find new places to live. It is expected that many may... Jan 28, 2010
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Wyclef Jean on What Haiti Needs Right Now
Singer Wyclef Jean has raised some two million dollars since the Haiti earthquake struck two weeks ago through his charity, Yele Haiti. We ask him what the country needs most right now. Jan 28, 2010
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Are Photographs From Haiti Too Graphic?
The tragedy in Haiti has been captured in powerful photographs that reveal the extent of the human suffering in that country. But are the images too graphic? At what point do photogra... Jan 26, 2010