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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Haiti</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Police say 20 killed in fire at amusement center in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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20 killed in Indonesian amusement center fire

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A fire at an amusement center in a commercial building in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city killed at least 20 people and injured two others Friday, police said, adding that the death toll could rise.
&#8220;Rescuers are now combing the location to search for more possible victims,&#8221; police ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-20-killed-in-fire-at-amusement-center-in-indonesias-third-largest-city-240043/">Police say 20 killed in fire at amusement center in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Haiti PM inaugurated, promises to keep trying to attract foreign investment, create jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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New Haiti PM promises to focus on investment
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti&#8217;s new prime minister was inaugurated Wednesday and promised to attract more investment and create jobs, while forging good relations with lawmakers who have ousted two heads of government in as many years.
Jean-Max Bellerive, the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-haiti-pm-inaugurated-promises-to-keep-trying-to-attract-foreign-investment-create-jobs-226388/">New Haiti PM inaugurated, promises to keep trying to attract foreign investment, create jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian lawmakers approve new prime minister following ouster of predecessor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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New prime minister confirmed by lawmakers in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti&#8217;s new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation.
The Chamber of Deputies voted 70-2, with two abstentions, to back the appointment of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitian-lawmakers-approve-new-prime-minister-following-ouster-of-predecessor-225337/">Haitian lawmakers approve new prime minister following ouster of predecessor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti&#8217;s planning chief clears first legislative hurdle on road to replace fired prime minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Nominee for Haitian PM clears first hurdle

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian senators have taken a key first step toward replacing the prime minister they ousted a week ago.
In a 22-0 vote Friday, lawmakers affirmed that planning and external cooperation minister Jean-Max Bellerive meets constitutional requirements to be prime minister.
He must now get approval from the lower .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitis-planning-chief-clears-first-legislative-hurdle-on-road-to-replace-fired-prime-minister-221170/">Original source &nbsp;: Haiti&#8217;s planning chief clears first legislative hurdle on road to replace fired prime minister</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti&#8217;s Preval nominates Cabinet member to replace prime minister ousted by Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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Haiti&#8217;s president turns to Cabinet for new PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti&#8217;s president turned Friday to a member of his former prime minister&#8217;s freshly dissolved Cabinet to replace her, a day after she was abruptly removed by the Senate in a vote that reflects the country&#8217;s deep political divisions.
Jean-Max Bellerive, the minister of planning ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitis-preval-nominates-cabinet-member-to-replace-prime-minister-ousted-by-senate-213195/" title="Haiti&#8217;s Preval nominates Cabinet member to replace prime minister ousted by Senate">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian prime minister removed by Senate in vote that could hurt investment effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Haitian Senate ousts another prime minister
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian lawmakers ousted the prime minister Friday in a power struggle that threatens to undermine a campaign to attract foreign investment to the impoverished country.
Michele Pierre-Louis was removed when 18 of 29 senators voted for censure and dissolved the Cabinet.
Most of the votes against the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitian-prime-minister-removed-by-senate-in-vote-that-could-hurt-investment-effort-212683/">Original source &nbsp;: Haitian prime minister removed by Senate in vote that could hurt investment effort</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian Prime Pinister Pierre-Louis removed by Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Haitian prime minister fired by Senate
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Senate vote to remove Haiti&#8217;s prime minister early Friday threatens to destabilize the political climate in the storm-torn nation and complicate efforts to attract much needed foreign investment.
Michele Pierre-Louis&#8217; was removed shortly after midnight when 18 of the Haiti&#8217;s 29 senators voted for censure .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitian-prime-pinister-pierre-louis-removed-by-senate-212058/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Haitian Prime Pinister Pierre-Louis removed by Senate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian prime minister called before Senate to answer challenge over handling of finances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Haitian prime minister faces Senate challenge
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis was facing a challenge Thursday from senators in the president&#8217;s party who are trying to remove her, a move that could hinder international efforts to increase foreign investment in the impoverished country.
Pierre-Louis — whose year in office was spent focused on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitian-prime-minister-called-before-senate-to-answer-challenge-over-handling-of-finances-211513/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Haitian prime minister called before Senate to answer challenge over handling of finances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Haitian prime minister could face Senate challenge over government&#8217;s finances</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Haiti PM faces challenge over gov finances

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis is expected to face questions in the Senate this week over the handling of government finances.
Radio Kiskeya says the Caribbean nation&#8217;s No. 2 official will go to the upper chamber Thursday.
The 30-member body has the power to remove the prime .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-haitian-prime-minister-could-face-senate-challenge-over-governments-finances-207767/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: Haitian prime minister could face Senate challenge over government&#8217;s finances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN extends Haiti peacekeeping mission for a year saying security remains fragile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti for a year, saying the situation in the impoverished Caribbean nation still constitutes a threat to international peace and security despite recent progress.

The resolution adopted by the council will maintain the current mission&#8217;s force level of about 9,000 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-extends-haiti-peacekeeping-mission-for-a-year-saying-security-remains-fragile-194941/">Source &nbsp;: UN extends Haiti peacekeeping mission for a year saying security remains fragile</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN repatriating bodies of 11 UN soldiers to Uruguay, Jordan after Haiti plane crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.N. spokesman says the bodies of six Uruguayan and five Jordanian peacekeepers recovered from a plane crash in Haiti will be flown to their home countries.

Everyone aboard the CASA C-212 twin-engine turboprop died when it crashed into a mountain Friday during a surveillance flight.
Mission spokesman David Wimhurst says the bodies are ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-repatriating-bodies-of-11-un-soldiers-to-uruguay-jordan-after-haiti-plane-crash-193303/">UN repatriating bodies of 11 UN soldiers to Uruguay, Jordan after Haiti plane crash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN recovers bodies from Haiti plane crash that killed all 11 peacekeepers on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — U.N. helicopters on Saturday reached the remote site of a plane crash that killed 11 peacekeepers when a surveillance flight slammed into a mountain in eastern Haiti.

All onboard died after the CASA C-212 twin engine turboprop aircraft went down Friday afternoon near the border with the Dominican Republic, about 30 miles (45 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-recovers-bodies-from-haiti-plane-crash-that-killed-all-11-peacekeepers-on-board-192772/">UN recovers bodies from Haiti plane crash that killed all 11 peacekeepers on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN helicopters in Haiti reach site of plane crash that killed all 11 peacekeepers on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — U.N. helicopters on Saturday reached the remote site of a plane crash that killed 11 peacekeepers when a surveillance flight slammed into a mountain in eastern Haiti.

All onboard died after the CASA C-212 twin engine turboprop aircraft went down Friday afternoon near the border with the Dominican Republic, about 30 miles (45 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-helicopters-in-haiti-reach-site-of-plane-crash-that-killed-all-11-peacekeepers-on-board-192651/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : UN helicopters in Haiti reach site of plane crash that killed all 11 peacekeepers on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN police in Haiti guard site where plane crashed, killing all 11 peacekeepers on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UN police guard plane crash site after 11 die

FONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — Crews battling rough, remote terrain hope to remove the bodies of 11 military personnel Saturday, a day after their U.N. surveillance plane slammed into a mountain in Haiti, killing everyone on board.
U.N. police stood guard at the crash site overnight after ambulances were ordered ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-police-in-haiti-guard-site-where-plane-crashed-killing-all-11-peacekeepers-on-board-192306/" title="UN police in Haiti guard site where plane crashed, killing all 11 peacekeepers on board">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN plane crashes into mountain in Haiti killing all 11 military personnel on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti — A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed into a mountain Friday, killing all 11 military personnel on board, the United Nations said.

U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas in New York said the Uruguayan CASA212 aircraft went down in rugged terrain west of Fonds-Verrettes near the border with the Dominican .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-plane-crashes-into-mountain-in-haiti-killing-all-11-military-personnel-on-board-192171/">UN plane crashes into mountain in Haiti killing all 11 military personnel on board</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN plane crashes in Haiti with 6-10 military personnel on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed Friday near the border with the Dominican Republic with 6 to 10 military personnel on board, the United Nations said.

U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said the Uruguayan plane went down in rugged terrain west of Fonds-Verrettes.
Rescue teams have been sent to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-plane-crashes-in-haiti-with-6-10-military-personnel-on-board-192144/" title="UN plane crashes in Haiti with 6-10 military personnel on board">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal prosecutors say man charged with sexually abusing boys at Haiti school should be held</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Federal prosecutors say a former Connecticut man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti should not be released from prison because he poses a &#8220;clear and continuing danger.&#8221;

A detention hearing is planned for Thursday in New Haven to determine whether Douglas Perlitz ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-prosecutors-say-man-charged-with-sexually-abusing-boys-at-haiti-school-should-be-held-190675/" title="Federal prosecutors say man charged with sexually abusing boys at Haiti school should be held">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-President Carter seeks to boost campaign to rid Hispaniola of malaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OUANAMINTHE, Haiti — Jovind Fritzner is well-known in this border town, where the ditches lining the dirt roads collect stagnant water perfect for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

Fritzner oversees the town&#8217;s malaria prevention program, and residents frequently ask him when he&#8217;ll return to apply more doses of mosquito-killing white powder to fetid gullies.
&#8220;It would be easier if we ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-president-carter-seeks-to-boost-campaign-to-rid-hispaniola-of-malaria-189493/" title="Ex-President Carter seeks to boost campaign to rid Hispaniola of malaria">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Clinton says he hated destructive 1990s embargo on Haiti, but defends action as necessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton grimaced Friday as he recalled the severe embargo he oversaw as president against Haiti&#8217;s then-brutal regime, a move that destroyed the very economy he is now fighting to revive.

Clinton said the action was necessary to end a junta&#8217;s brutal and illegal rule. A decade and a half later, the now-U.N. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bill-clinton-says-he-hated-destructive-1990s-embargo-on-haiti-but-defends-action-as-necessary-185613/" title="Bill Clinton says he hated destructive 1990s embargo on Haiti, but defends action as necessary">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Clinton tours historic Haitian palace in bid to increase tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MILOT, Haiti — Bill Clinton, slathered in sunscreen, urged Americans to explore the riches of Haitian tourism on Friday as he took a VIP trip to a mountain palace and a nearby beach where a cruise ship pier is being built.

The appeal to tourists is part of the former U.S. president&#8217;s crusade to help the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bill-clinton-tours-historic-haitian-palace-in-bid-to-increase-tourism-185468/">Read more : Bill Clinton tours historic Haitian palace in bid to increase tourism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Clinton cheers turnout by hundreds of international investors at Haiti conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton applauded the large turnout at an investor conference in Haiti&#8217;s capital Thursday, calling it a sign of hope for economic growth and job creation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

At least 200 representatives of U.S., Latin American and other foreign businesses crowded into an upscale hotel for the conference. Organizers with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bill-clinton-cheers-turnout-by-hundreds-of-international-investors-at-haiti-conference-184321/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bill Clinton cheers turnout by hundreds of international investors at Haiti conference</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Clinton joins hundreds of international businessmen at Haiti investment conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton headlined an investors&#8217; conference Thursday in Haiti&#8217;s capital to promote economic growth and job creation in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Clinton, the United Nations special envoy to Haiti, is also planning to visit the countryside Friday as part of a two-day visit.
Two hundred foreign investors were gathering for the conference, sponsored .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bill-clinton-joins-hundreds-of-international-businessmen-at-haiti-investment-conference-184070/" title="Bill Clinton joins hundreds of international businessmen at Haiti investment conference">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dominican soldiers, families to settle along border in bid to oust illegal Haitian migrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramon Almanzar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Authorities plan to relocate soldiers and their families to border communities that are home to thousands of illegal Haitian immigrants and increasingly fewer Dominicans.

Dozens of families will move next year as part of a pilot program to reforest the area, repair run-down homes and teach locals how to read and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dominican-soldiers-families-to-settle-along-border-in-bid-to-oust-illegal-haitian-migrants-183060/">Dominican soldiers, families to settle along border in bid to oust illegal Haitian migrants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica&#8217;s Arias warns Honduran elections won&#8217;t be recognized under interim government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Kay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Costa Rica&#8217;s President Oscar Arias on Tuesday commended the interim president of Honduras for saying he will reverse an emergency decree suspending civil liberties in his country.

But he warned that the results of the Nov. 29 presidential election in Honduras would not be internationally recognized if it is held while interim ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/costa-ricas-arias-warns-honduran-elections-wont-be-recognized-under-interim-government-182017/">Costa Rica&#8217;s Arias warns Honduran elections won&#8217;t be recognized under interim government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Global Initative announces $258M for drinking water, homes, disaster prep in Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Clinton Global Intiative is announcing $258 million worth of aid projects for this impoverished country.

The projects were announced Thursday at the initiative&#8217;s annual conference in New York. Bill Clinton is also U.N. Special Envoy to Haiti.
The 21 projects announced include a three-year, $2 million pledge by actor Matt Damon&#8217;s Water.org to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-global-initative-announces-258m-for-drinking-water-homes-disaster-prep-in-haiti-178228/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Clinton Global Initative announces $258M for drinking water, homes, disaster prep in Haiti</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti-born author hopes MacArthur &#8216;genius grant&#8217; will highlight talents, travails of homeland</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/haiti-born-author-hopes-macarthur-genius-grant-will-highlight-talents-travails-of-homeland-176006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat hopes her &#8220;genius grant&#8221; from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will bring attention to the wealth of talent struggling to be heard in her impoverished Caribbean homeland.

The 40-year-old novelist and short story writer, who has won previous prizes for her depiction of the travails of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haiti-born-author-hopes-macarthur-genius-grant-will-highlight-talents-travails-of-homeland-176006/" title="Haiti-born author hopes MacArthur &#8216;genius grant&#8217; will highlight talents, travails of homeland">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. man faces 6 murder charges in deaths of wife, 5 children found slain in their home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Armario</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida man has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his wife and five children, authorities said Tuesday.

Mesac Damas was in custody at the Collier County Jail in Naples after he was released by authorities in Haiti, police said. No information on a court date ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-man-faces-6-murder-charges-in-deaths-of-wife-5-children-found-slain-in-their-home-175904/">Fla. man faces 6 murder charges in deaths of wife, 5 children found slain in their home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. man faces murder charges in deaths of wife, 5 children found slain in home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Armario</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. — A southwest Florida man has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his wife and five children, authorities said Tuesday.

The Collier County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said Mesac Damas has been ordered held without bond upon his return from Haiti, where he is being detained. Florida investigators obtained a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-man-faces-murder-charges-in-deaths-of-wife-5-children-found-slain-in-home-175420/">Fla. man faces murder charges in deaths of wife, 5 children found slain in home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities charge man with murders of wife, 5 children found slain in Naples, Fla., home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-charge-man-with-murders-of-wife-5-children-found-slain-in-naples-fla-home-175374/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAPLES, Fla. — Authorities in southwest Florida have charged a man with six counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife and five children.

The Collier County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said Tuesday that Mesac Damas has been ordered held without bond until his return from Haiti.
The 33-year-old boarded a flight from Miami International Airport to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-charge-man-with-murders-of-wife-5-children-found-slain-in-naples-fla-home-175374/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Authorities charge man with murders of wife, 5 children found slain in Naples, Fla., home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Family: Fla. woman found slain with 5 children endured regular abuse but wanted husband around</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-fla-woman-found-slain-with-5-children-endured-regular-abuse-but-wanted-husband-around-174701/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida woman slain along with her five children endured regular abuse from her husband but seemed overwhelmed by trying to raise the kids herself and wanted him around as a father figure, Department of Children and Families records show.

Police in Haiti on Monday detained Mesac Damas, wanted for questioning in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/family-fla-woman-found-slain-with-5-children-endured-regular-abuse-but-wanted-husband-around-174701/">Source &nbsp;: Family: Fla. woman found slain with 5 children endured regular abuse but wanted husband around</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian police detain man wanted for questioning in Florida slaying of his wife and 5 children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Haitian man detained in the Florida slaying of his wife and their five children said Monday that he returned to his native Caribbean nation &#8220;to say goodbye to my family.&#8221;

Mesac Damas, who was captured Monday morning in Haiti&#8217;s capital, told The Associated Press in an interview at the police station where ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitian-police-detain-man-wanted-for-questioning-in-florida-slaying-of-his-wife-and-5-children-174514/" title="Haitian police detain man wanted for questioning in Florida slaying of his wife and 5 children">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian police detain man wanted for questioning in Fla. slaying of his wife and 5 children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police in Haiti have detained a man wanted for questioning in the slaying of his wife and their five children in Florida.

An Associated Press reporter saw Mesac Damas in custody at a police station near the Port-au-Prince airport Monday afternoon. Two officers confirmed it was him. They spoke on condition of anonymity .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haitian-police-detain-man-wanted-for-questioning-in-fla-slaying-of-his-wife-and-5-children-174481/">Haitian police detain man wanted for questioning in Fla. slaying of his wife and 5 children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators: 5 children, woman found dead in Fla. apartment; husband a person of interest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAPLES, Fla. — The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti, and police said Sunday the couple had a history of domestic violence calls to their homes over the past decade.

Mesac Damas, 33, who has family in Haiti, left Miami International ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-5-children-woman-found-dead-in-fla-apartment-husband-a-person-of-interest-173743/">Original article on  : Investigators: 5 children, woman found dead in Fla. apartment; husband a person of interest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French foreign minister says UN troops should remain in Haiti through 2010 elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — France&#8217;s foreign minister urged the U.N. to maintain peacekeeping troops in Haiti at least through next year&#8217;s planned presidential elections, while acknowledging improved security in the impoverished, politically chaotic country.

The 9,000-member U.N. force has been in Haiti since former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a 2004 rebellion. Its mandate is expected .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-foreign-minister-says-un-troops-should-remain-in-haiti-through-2010-elections-172739/">French foreign minister says UN troops should remain in Haiti through 2010 elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Haitians get 15 years for kidnapping American teenager and her classmate for ransom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nedra Pickler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Three Haitian men were sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for kidnapping an American teenager and her Haitian classmate for ransom.

The victims, identified only by their initials, were taken in May 2006 by gunmen who hijacked their driver on their way to school in Port-au-Prince. A third target, also a U.S. citizen, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-haitians-get-15-years-for-kidnapping-american-teenager-and-her-classmate-for-ransom-172605/" title="Three Haitians get 15 years for kidnapping American teenager and her classmate for ransom">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conn. grand jury indicts man on charges he sexually abused boys at Haiti school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Collins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Connecticut resident is facing a federal indictment in that state, accused of sexually abusing nine boys over nearly a decade at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti.

Thirty-nine-year-old Douglas Perlitz allegedly threatened the boys at the Project Pierre Toussaint school in Cap-Haitien with expulsion or withholding benefits if ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conn-grand-jury-indicts-man-on-charges-he-sexually-abused-boys-at-haiti-school-171612/">Original article on  : Conn. grand jury indicts man on charges he sexually abused boys at Haiti school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At UN, Bill Clinton criticizes nations for withholding pledged aid for Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Heilprin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton reprimanded wealthy nations Wednesday for coughing up just 3 percent so far of the hundreds of millions of dollars in aid they had promised for Haiti.

In his role as U.N. special envoy to Haiti, Clinton told the Security Council that President Rene Preval, Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-un-bill-clinton-criticizes-nations-for-withholding-pledged-aid-for-haiti-164053/" title="At UN, Bill Clinton criticizes nations for withholding pledged aid for Haiti">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti mudslide kills at least 1, damages more than 30 homes after several hours of rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOUNTROIS, Haiti — A mudslide set off by several hours of heavy rain swept into at least 32 houses and shacks made of tin, concrete and dirt walls early Monday, killing at least one person in this Haitian beach town.

Civil protection chief Marie-Alta Jean-Baptiste said two other people were missing, while residents put the number .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haiti-mudslide-kills-at-least-1-damages-more-than-30-homes-after-several-hours-of-rain-162062/">Haiti mudslide kills at least 1, damages more than 30 homes after several hours of rain</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: 2 Haitians who lost baby when boat capsized off South Fla. released from custody</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Officials say they have released two Haitian parents whose baby girl drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off South Florida&#8217;s coast.

Dan Torchia of the U.S. Marshals Service says Chandeline Leonard and Lucsene Augustin have been released from custody.
They are two of 16 people who survived when the boat overturned. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-2-haitians-who-lost-baby-when-boat-capsized-off-south-fla-released-from-custody-152756/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Officials: 2 Haitians who lost baby when boat capsized off South Fla. released from custody</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Bill strengthens to Category 4 storm; winds whipping near 135 mph out in Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Fischer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Hurricane Bill became a dangerous Category 4 storm with top sustained winds near 135 mph early Wednesday, and forecasters said it could get even stronger as it howls over the open Atlantic.

The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill&#8217;s progress, though the core of the storm was expected ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-bill-strengthens-to-category-4-storm-winds-whipping-near-135-mph-out-in-atlantic-143530/">Hurricane Bill strengthens to Category 4 storm; winds whipping near 135 mph out in Atlantic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Center: Hurricane Bill strengthens to a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Hurricane Bill has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it rumbles across the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph.

And forecasters say some additional strengthening is expected by the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.
Bill is centered about 460 miles east of the Leeward Islands and moving west-northwest near 16 mph.
The .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-center-hurricane-bill-strengthens-to-a-category-4-storm-in-the-atlantic-143522/">Hurricane Center: Hurricane Bill strengthens to a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Bill increases to Category 3 storm; winds whipping at 125 mph far out in Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Fischer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Hurricane Bill was rumbling across the Atlantic early Wednesday, a day after becoming a major storm with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph.

And forecasters say the dangerous hurricane could get even stronger.
The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill&#8217;s progress, though the core of the storm was expected .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-bill-increases-to-category-3-storm-winds-whipping-at-125-mph-far-out-in-atlantic-143314/">Hurricane Bill increases to Category 3 storm; winds whipping at 125 mph far out in Atlantic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Bill strengthens out in the Atlantic; Ana mostly spares Haiti, Dominican Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Hurricane Bill strengthened far out in the Atlantic on Tuesday and forecasters said it could become a major hurricane within a day or two.

The National Hurricane Center said people in the Leeward Islands should monitor Bill&#8217;s progress.
Todd Kimberlain, a forecaster at the center, said Bill is likely to become at least a Category ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-bill-strengthens-out-in-the-atlantic-ana-mostly-spares-haiti-dominican-republic-143148/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Hurricane Bill strengthens out in the Atlantic; Ana mostly spares Haiti, Dominican Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1st named storm spares Haiti, Dom Rep; &#8216;Bill&#8217; still looms far off shore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — People in flood-prone Haiti and the Dominican Republic awoke to good news Tuesday as it appeared the first named storm of the Atlantic season had largely spared their shared island. Hurricane Bill, meanwhile, loomed out at sea.

The two countries that share the island of Hispaniola are vulnerable to storms, with many impoverished ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1st-named-storm-spares-haiti-dom-rep-bill-still-looms-far-off-shore-142864/">Read : 1st named storm spares Haiti, Dom Rep; &#8216;Bill&#8217; still looms far off shore</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Bill gains strength in Atlantic, becomes Category 2 storm; winds whip at 100 mph.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Forecasters say the first hurricane of this year&#8217;s Atlantic season has increased to a Category 2 storm with winds whipping at 100 mph.

Hurricane Bill is expected to become a major storm in the next couple of days, with winds topping 110 mph (177 kph) as it moves on a track expected to be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-bill-gains-strength-in-atlantic-becomes-category-2-storm-winds-whip-at-100-mph-142275/">Source article &nbsp;: Hurricane Bill gains strength in Atlantic, becomes Category 2 storm; winds whip at 100 mph.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlantic season&#8217;s first hurricane gains strength, smaller systems soak Florida and Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The first hurricane of the Atlantic season loomed far out in the ocean Tuesday, gaining power and moving on a track that forecasters said could take it close to Bermuda by the end of the week.

Hurricane Bill was expected to become a major storm in the next couple of days, with winds .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlantic-seasons-first-hurricane-gains-strength-smaller-systems-soak-florida-and-caribbean-142213/">Atlantic season&#8217;s first hurricane gains strength, smaller systems soak Florida and Caribbean</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Bill, 1st of Atlantic season, strengthens far out at sea; weak Ana may drench Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Orkin Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The first hurricane of this year&#8217;s Atlantic season was gaining strength far off in the ocean Monday, while weaker storms threatened the Dominican Republic and Haiti with heavy rains and drenched the Florida Panhandle.

Hurricane Bill was expected to become a major hurricane in the next couple of days, with winds topping 110 mph .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-bill-1st-of-atlantic-season-strengthens-far-out-at-sea-weak-ana-may-drench-haiti-142140/">Source &nbsp;: Hurricane Bill, 1st of Atlantic season, strengthens far out at sea; weak Ana may drench Haiti</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Bill strengthens in Atlantic on track to Bermuda; weakening Ana could drench Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Orkin Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The first hurricane of this year&#8217;s Atlantic season was gaining strength far off in the ocean Monday, while the Florida Panhandle and Alabama were soaked by the remnants of a weakening tropical storm.

Hurricane Bill was expected to become a major hurricane in the next couple of days, with winds topping 110 mph as .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-bill-strengthens-in-atlantic-on-track-to-bermuda-weakening-ana-could-drench-haiti-142068/">Source &nbsp;: Hurricane Bill strengthens in Atlantic on track to Bermuda; weakening Ana could drench Haiti</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti, pummeled by deadly storms last year, struggling as season&#8217;s first storm approaches</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/haiti-pummeled-by-deadly-storms-last-year-struggling-as-seasons-first-storm-approaches-142024/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan M. Katz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MABRIYOLE, Haiti — Venecia Louis nearly starved last year after four tropical storms pummeled Haiti. Now the 4-year-old&#8217;s cheeks are pudgier, but her hair is thin and her stomach is swollen — both telltale signs of malnutrition.

Like Venecia, Haiti is barely hanging on as the season&#8217;s first named storm of hurricane season heads its way. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/haiti-pummeled-by-deadly-storms-last-year-struggling-as-seasons-first-storm-approaches-142024/">Haiti, pummeled by deadly storms last year, struggling as season&#8217;s first storm approaches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss court backs plan to give aid groups $6M linked to Haiti&#8217;s former dictator Duvalier</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-court-backs-plan-to-give-aid-groups-6m-linked-to-haitis-former-dictator-duvalier-139594/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BELLINZONA, Switzerland — A Swiss court has backed the government&#8217;s plan to give aid agencies 7 million Swiss francs ($6 million) seized from bank accounts linked to Haiti&#8217;s former dictator Jean-Claude &#8220;Baby Doc&#8221; Duvalier.

In a ruling published Friday, the Federal Criminal Tribunal rejected an appeal by the Duvalier family, which wants to reclaim the money. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-court-backs-plan-to-give-aid-groups-6m-linked-to-haitis-former-dictator-duvalier-139594/">Original article &nbsp;: Swiss court backs plan to give aid groups $6M linked to Haiti&#8217;s former dictator Duvalier</a>.]]></description>
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