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  1. New prime minister confirmed by lawmakers in HaitiRead the original story

    9 min ago | Clover Herald

    Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation.

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  2. New prime minister confirmed by lawmakers in HaitiRead the original story

    13 min ago | KHOU-TV Houston

    Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation.

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  3. Actor Rainn Wilson comes home to help Kirkland foundationRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | East King County

    ... traded in the offices of Dunder Mifflin and the Hollywood spotlight for a raw look at the poverty-riddled country of Haiti. As an official spokesperson for the Mona Foundation, a Kirkland-based nonprofit organization focused on grassroots ...

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  4. New Haitian Prime Minister Vows to Further Haitia s Pro-Business StanceRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Business Wire

    Newly appointed Haitian Prime Minister and renowned economist Jean-Max Bellerive today vowed to not only maintain, but further Haiti's pro-business stance, as the country looks to capitalize on both the domestic as well as international outpouring of business interests looking at investment opportunities in Haiti.

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  5. UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need foodRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Miami.com

    At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after devastating floods and mudslides that damaged crops, destroyed homes and killed 130 people, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.

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  6. [ELD] Vatican's Apostolic Constitution explainedRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Worldwide Faith News

    ... hungry children at St. Vincent's Center for Handicapped Children in Port-au-Prince and St. Paul's School in Montrouis, Haiti. Full story: More Diocesan news: ...

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  7. Sports JournalRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Victoria Star

    Kacey's Bud Lightning used a hat trick from Allain Chaisson and single from Tim Hay to outlast the Auto Barn Wheelers 4-1 in East West Suburban Hockey League action.

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  8. Haiti Bad Times for Baby DocRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Time

    Like a hurricane born in the Caribbean and gathering momentum as it pushes northward, word spread last week that Jean-Claude Duvalier, 34, Haiti's President-for-Life, had fled his country.

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  9. Rainn Wilson adds voice, humor to help poorRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | East King County

    ... traded in the offices of Dunder Mifflin and the Hollywood spotlight for a raw look at the poverty-riddled country of Haiti. As an official spokesperson for the Mona Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on grassroots educational initiatives ...

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  10. HAITI: A Year After School Collapse, Parents Seek JusticeRead the original story

    Monday | Inter Press Service

    ... signature. Preventing Another Tragedy The collapse of College La Promesse raised concerns about the physical state of Haiti's schools. Fears were ratcheted up five days later when part of Grace Divine D'Haiti school in Port-au-Prince collapsed, ...

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  11. Low birth rates put hundreds of schools at risk of closingRead the original story

    Monday | Globe and Mail

    Low birth rates put hundreds of schools at risk of closing Ontario will see an unprecedented number of school closings unless the province updates its funding models to account for the ever-shrinking school-age population, a report by an education advocacy group has found KATE HAMMER From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 2 comments

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  12. Haiti's new prime minister wins confirmationRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Caribbean Net News

    The lower house of Haiti's parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister on Saturday, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government.

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  13. DaveRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 8 | Pwoje Espwa

    This is one way of keeping up with what's happening in southern Haiti. Please consider helping us in our work with Haitian orphans and needy children.

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  14. Haitian Deputies Approve Candidate for PMRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 8 | Prensa Latina

    Port au Prince, Nov 8 Economist Jean Max Bellerive won the deputies' backing to form government as a Prime Minister in Haiti, plunged into an economic, political crisis in the wake of dismissal of his predecessor Michele Pierre Louis.

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  15. UN plane crash in Haiti kills 11Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Canada.com

    Eleven UN peacekeepers died Friday when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol, UN officials said.

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  16. World BriefingRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Los Angeles Times

    Haiti: Parliament approves new premier / India: Dalai Lama visit draws thousands / Scotland: G-20 agrees on recovery effort HAITI Parliament OKs new premier The lower house of Haiti's Parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime minister, clearing the way for the economist and veteran politician to form a new government.

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  17. Star of 'The Office' helps Kirkland-based charityRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 7 | KING5 Seattle News

    ... to raise money for the Mona Foundation, which helps women and children around the world. Wilson recently returned from Haiti, where the foundation provides financial support to students and a school outside Port au Prince. Wilson says the non-profit ...

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  18. Rebuilding Haiti: A step backwardRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 5 | The Economist

    FIVE years after the United Nations set out to build a nation in the poorest territory in the Americas, and after three years of relative political stability under President Ren Prval, outsiders have begun to express modest optimism about Haiti.

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  19. SOPUDEP School in HaitiRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 7 | PilotOnline.com

    Virginian-Pilot writer Nancy Young recently tagged along with a church group from Suffolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake on their mission to Haiti.

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  20. Night of the Dancing Dead Forget Hollywood, Haiti's got the best scary fun

    Saturday Nov 7 | The Winnipeg Free Press

    Carrefour, a slum in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. Today is Jour des Morts, or Day of the Dead, and we are here to attend a vodoun, or voodoo, possession ceremony.

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