Haiti Earthquake Prompted US Aid and Catholic Reliefs
The text notes President Obama directing DoD State and USAID to accelerate Haiti relief after a 7.0 quake near Port-au-Prince. It cites Vatican ties to CRS coordinating church relief, outlines disaster impacts, and urges donations to the Red Cross and Catholic Relief Services with addresses and web details.
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Barack Obama
Haiti
United States
Department of Defense
State Department
United States Agency For International Development
Obama
America
Vatican
Pontifical Council Cor Unum
Catholic Relief Services
American Red Cross
Red Cross International Response Fund
Washington, DC
P.O
Baltimore
Memo Area
Today in History highlights key events on January 19
This date marks the 2010 entry and lists events such as the 1960 Japan U.S. treaty signing in Washington D C, Robert E. Lee’s birth in 1807, Edgar Allan Poe’s birth in 1809, Verdi’s Il Trovatore premiere in 1853, Georgia secession in 1861, Howard Hughes’ 1937 air record, and Eisenhower’s 1955 televised news conference.
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Japan
United States of America
Washington, D.C
Nobusuke Kishi
Robert E. Lee
Westmore
Land County
Edgar Allan Poe
Boston
Giuseppe Verdi
Rome
Georgia
Union
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Newark
N.J
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Berrendo Names Bobcats of the Month Across Grades
The Berrendo school celebrates Bobcats of the Month with awardees spanning grade levels. Jeanette Moffitt and Alisha Westby top sixth grade, joined by multiple recipients in fifth through kindergarten, while Kathleen Young of Roswell earns a Schell Scholarship for study at NM Tech.
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Berrendo
Jeanette Moffitt
Alisha Westby
Ozzie Gonzales
Kathleen McLaren
James Williams
Heather Oglesby
Denise Weaver
Christ Woods
Brian Brown
Brandon Kuykendall
Dustin Propp
Chad Livingston
Pamela Rose
Steve Worley
J.J. Gonzales
Bobby Graves
Seth Madison
Charlie Kern
Lance Kuykendall
Ryan McKnight
Kathleen Young
Roswell
Robert and
Rosalie Schell
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Tax Talks Dredge The Goose Threshold
In the 30 day session lawmakers and the governor eye spending cuts and tax increases to curb red ink. They weigh income tax tweaks to protect credits and development, a revisit of the food tax, and possible soda and sin taxes while the Legislative Finance Committee favors cuts and limits. The piece notes past cuts in 2003 and cautions against broad tax hikes.
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Bill Richardson
Texas
Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico
Greater
New Mexico News ServIces
Coakley
Brown
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Washington must rethink Middle East policy and military spending
The piece argues U S Middle East strategy alienates Arabs and fuels terrorism while pro Israel stands and authoritarian regimes provoke distrust. It urges a balanced regional policy and notes U S defense spending dominates global totals, citing SIPRI data and the need to curb fiscal burdens.
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Washington
Obama
Middle East
U.S
Barack Obama
White House
Michael Scheuer
CIA
al-Qaida
C-Span
Gaza
Iraq
Afghanistan
United States
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
China
Massachusetts Senate race reshapes health care vote outlook
In blue Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown closes gap with Martha Coakley as debates and ads shift momentum. Brown emphasizes independence while Coakley delays appearances, sparking a fight over whether the 41st Senate vote could block President Obama’s health care plan.
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Mass
Senate
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
GOP
Barack Obama
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Ques
Tion
Ted Kennedy
Scott Brown
Martha Coakley
Coakley
Brown
Martha
Thom Carter
Melrose
Kennedy
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Ray McGovern
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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