World Opinion on Haiti Disaster Delays
A guest editorial in the Puerto Rico Daily Sun argues that urgent humanitarian needs must supersede politics and bureaucracy after the Haitian catastrophe. It criticizes delays, warns about mob rule narratives, and urges decisive aid to prevent further harm to victims.
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Haiti
Puerto Rico
Haiti Rebuild Plan Faces Reality and Resolve
Haiti's prime minister Jean-Max Bellerive says reconstruction is colossal yet possible with foreign aid and Haitian leadership. About 20 countries and major groups met in Montreal to discuss the effort after the January earthquake, stressing Haitians must build their own country while maintaining legitimacy and resisting sidelining by richer nations.
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Army of Friends
Montreal
United Nations
World Bank
Jean-Max Bellerive
Bellerive
Gandhi shot and killed on this date in 1948
January 30 marks the assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi, a major Indian political and spiritual leader. The entry notes the beheading of England's King Charles I in 1649 and the birth of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1882.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
England
Charles I
United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
ENMU Roswell Students Named to Who's Who 1985
Twenty students from Eastern New Mexico University Roswell earn national recognition as outstanding campus leaders and will be listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges. Also, Margaret A. Hallock of Roswell appears among 30 students named to Who's Who among students in American Universities and Colleges.
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Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Keith Bell
Nancy Chalmers
Terry Cogan
Grace L. Coombes
Carol Erdman
William Hudson
Sandra Luginbill
Joseph Marmello
Irma Martinez
Pam Mellinger
Charles J. Payne
Harold Pleasant
Dana Robinson
Kennedy Saez
Zudie Schnedar
Joan Tempero
Katricia Tuner
Hebert Vanderslice
Stephanie Vidomosko
Patti Williams
Margaret A. Hallock
Roswell
Adams State College
Alamosa
Colo
Hallock
Dean Hallock
Goddard High School
Maralyn Budke remembered as a dedicated public servant
Former Governor Garvey Carruthers praised Maralyn Budke for her steady leadership as chief of staff and her decade plus work shaping New Mexico's Legislative Finance Committee. Her career spanned public service, awards, and later fundraising and board roles. She died January 9, 2010, after a long battle with cancer.
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Maralyn Budke
Carruthers
Hal Rhodes
Maralyn
Budke
New Mexico Women’s Hall of Fame
Dorothy
Africa
New Mexico
Bernanke Survives Senate Fight Weighing Fed Independence
Bernanke survived a Senate battle with a 70 30 vote to confirm as Fed chairman amid anti bailout anger. Critics warn the vote signals political pressure on the central bank and risks undermining its independence and ability to set policy without political interference.
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Senate
Fed
Capitol Hill
Harry Reid
Nevada
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Congress
Allan Meltzer
Carnegie-Mellon University
Central Bank
Wall Street
Scott Brown
Massachusetts
Brown
Kenneth Thomas
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School
Saints Faith and Resurrection Shape New Orleans Post Super Bowl
The Saints rise as a symbol of revival for New Orleans with faith at the core. Rita LeBlanc and the Benson family redefine the team as community rallying point, blending church rites with football glory. Drew Brees and Sean Payton highlight the city’s enduring bond to the champs and its recovery.
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Rita LeBlanc
Saints
Tom Benson
All the Saints
Gregory Aymond
St. Louis Cathedral
Spirit
Drew Brees
Obama
ABC
Diane Sawyer
Sean Payton
Payton
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