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Congress acts to aid Americans fleeing Haiti

Americans escaping from the earthquake devastation in Haiti could get emergency aid from the federal government under legislation moving quickly through Congress.
 

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Senate Votes for Faster Tax Breaks for Haiti Gifts

A US navy helicopter flies near a Haitian flag during operations in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan…. A US navy helicopter flies near a Haitian flag during operations in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan.

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |
 

Obama enlists Bush, Clinton to help on Haiti

President Barack Obama is tapping his two predecessors to lead a national drive to raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
 

[ More ] January 16th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Haiti

What can one say? The scale of the calamity simply numbs the mind. The need for a massive emergency relief is self-evident. Rush Limbaugh notwithstanding, I doubt that unwillingness to help will be a problem, least of all in the US, where the public an…

[ More ] January 16th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Blogs |