Chile Earthquake Adds to Haiti Disaster Reach
Janette Pierre and her family who fled Haiti after the January 12 quake moved to San Bernardo Chile where a February 27 tremor struck. The Chile quake followed the earlier disaster and highlighted the region’s seismic risks.
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Haitian refugee family endures Chile quake aftermath
In Santiago, the Desarmes family who fled Port au Prince after the January 12 earthquake survived another tremor that hit Chile. Eldest son Pierre arranged a home for them south of Santiago, while relatives grapple with ongoing fear and trauma from both quakes.
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Levin Named Acting Chair of Ways and Means Panel
Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan took over as chair after Democrats chose a consensus builder over a firebrand amid ethics troubles facing Rep. Charles Rangel. The appointment aims to steady the tax writing panel as health care and expiring tax cuts loom. Levin is a trade expert from an auto district, with Senate ally Sen. Carl Levin as a brother.
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House passes modified version of jobs bill
The House approved a 15 billion employment bill with a payroll tax exemption for new hires and tax and spending tweaks to pay for it. It returns to the Senate for another vote as critics warn the plan may not boost inner city employment.
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North Korean colonel reveals regime luxury in exile memoir
Kim Jong Ryul, a North Korean colonel who spent 16 years undercover in Austria, says Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il enjoyed lavish Western goods while citizens faced scarcity. He fled in 1994 after faking his death and now speaks to AP about the stark contrast and his motive to reveal the truth.
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