Hopeful Adoptions Accelerated by Haiti Earthquake
After the 7.0 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, a Kansas couple was united with four adopted children at Kansas City International Airport. U.S. officials eased adoption rules, letting Haitian orphans enter the United States without waiting for final Haitian paperwork. The piece notes broader calls for American families to adopt waiting children, including older youths and those with special needs, amid the disaster’s aftermath.
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Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Kansas
Kansas City International
Holton
United States
U.S. State Department
Congressional Coalition On Adoption
State Department
U.S
Brown Wins Kennedy Seat Sparks Senate Seat Vote Backlash
Senate leaders welcomed Scott Brown after his Massachusetts win that filled the late Edward M. Kennedy’s seat. Haitians cry for aid as quake toll soars with 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless. A Virginia shooting leaves eight dead as locals shelter and await police.
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Massachusetts
Scott Brown
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
U.S. Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Sophia Elume
Haiti
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Tragic events reveal extremes in public faces
Kathleen Parker critiques Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh for linking disasters to Satanic bargains and political gain. The column argues Haiti’s earthquake and other calamities are natural and historical, not demonic punishments. It condemns blame, race baiting, and politicization in the aftermath.
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Pat Robertson
Rush Limbaugh
Robertson
God
Satan
America
Haiti
700 Club
Devil
Dutty Bookman
Limbaugh
Obama
Controversy Over Israel Cuba Race Mirrors Political Fault Lines
Minuteman Media columnist Donald Kaul notes that discussions on Israel Cuba and race ignite polarized labels and personal attacks. He cites reactions to comments by Harry Reid on Obama and parallels with Trent Lott while urging civil, factual debate.
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Cuba
Senate
Harry Reid
Barack Obama
Reid
Obama
Sena
Tor
Michael Steele
Trent Lott
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Lott
Martin Luther King Jr
Minuteman Media
Donald Kaul
Ann Arbor, Mich
Minutemanmedia.org
Haiti’s Struggle and Foreign Interests Behind Devastation
The article argues Haiti faces persistent crises from natural disasters and governance failures, blaming US Canada and France for overthrowing Aristide, IMF and World Bank policies, and UN interventions. It links privatization and sweatshop plans to a neocolonial economic model, predicting profits for elites over the Haitian people amid 70 percent unemployment and a weak middle class. It warns against supposed economic development schemes tied to aid and investment.
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Haiti
United States
Canada
France
Jean Bertrand Aristide
World Bank and International Monetary Fund
IMF
Haiti Action Network
Aristide
Bill Clinton
Port-au- Prince
Asia
Latin America
China
Norwalk Politician Collins Visits Haiti With Action Network
William A. Collins, former state representative and former Norwalk mayor, spent December 28 to January 7 in Haiti with the Haiti Action Network, a grassroots group monitoring events there. Distributed by w-manmedia.org.
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Minuteman
William A. Collins
Norwalk
Conn
Haiti
Haiti Action Network
Manmedia.org
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Washington Post
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