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  1. Today in PicturesRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | The Star Online

    Haiti's President Rene Preval and his wife Elisabeth Debrosse attend a Christmas celebration with children at the presidential palace on Christmas Eve in Port-au-Prince, Thursday.

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  2. Comfort & joyRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

    ... show and tell and teach and give. "We're so blessed," Betty says. "We want to give something in return." They went to Haiti, a land of bananas and palms and sugar cane. "You could make paper from that waste fibre," Delmar told the locals, drawing on ...

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  3. Study: Thousands of Haitan children work as slavesRead the original story w/Photo

    23 hrs ago | CNN

    ... this practice is, the foundation conducted 1,458 door-to-door surveys in some of the more troubled neighborhoods in Haiti , the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. According to the U.N. Office for the Special Envoy for Haiti, unemployment ...

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  4. Miami offers a taste of Haiti, no passport neededRead the original story

    Yesterday | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    From his corner convenience store in Little Haiti, Ashraf Mashni sees a thriving Caribbean village.

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  5. US agents arrest 8 Dominicans at PR airportRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Miami Herald

    ... The five young children and their mother were found dead in an apartment on Friday. By then, Damas had boarded a Haiti-bound plane in Miami. Father of family slain in Florida arrested in Haiti Father of family slain in Florida arrested in Haiti ...

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  6. US lawmaker criticizes Haiti election exclusions

    Yesterday | Ventura County Star

    U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is criticizing a decision by Haiti's electoral council to exclude more than a dozen political parties from next year's legislative elections.

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Maxine Waters, California

  7. Spreading Hope and Holiday Spirit in HaitiRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | International Herald Tribune

    Girls outside the water station built with money raised by the Sporting Chance Foundation in a section of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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  8. Police called in to help with JFK terminal crowdRead the original story

    Wednesday | Airport Business

    ... happened at the terminal Tuesday, Delta Air Lines spokeswoman Susan Elliott said a number of people whose flight to Haiti was canceled in Sunday's storm have been trying to get to Port-Au-Prince on standby but haven't been having any luck. She says ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Central America, World News

  9. 225,000 Haiti kids are slavesRead the original story

    Wednesday | North Jersey Media Group

    Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought, a report said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Central America, World News, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Ouest, Haiti

  10. Haitian kids forced into slavery by povertyRead the original story

    Wednesday | Shanghai Daily

    POVERTY has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought.

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  11. Helping Haiti healRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Independent and Free Press

    Dear editor, On the occasion of our third annual bowlathon/silent auction fundraiser for Healing Hands for Haiti at Georgetown Bowl in October our community took a big step by lending support in so many ways. 1 comment

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  12. More Than 225,000 Haiti Children Work As SlavesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Air America Radio

    Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought, a report said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, 9

  13. Impoverished Orchestras - a Youth Orchestra of Haitia Helps Youth Thanks to Wyclef JeanRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Trend Hunter Magazine

    ... a program that gives the gift of classical music to underprivilaged children in the Carribean. "Youth Orchestra of Haiti" is that growing group of bright young minds. Children and youth from underprivileged neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince and Haiti ...

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    Related Topix: Classical, Central America, World News

  14. Toy drives aim to remember poor kids in Caribbean

    Wednesday | Miami.com

    Come Christmas Eve inside a concrete school in the mountains above the Haitian coastal town of Cayes-Jacmel, some 375 children will receive toy dolls and toy cars and trucks.

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    Related Topix: Kids, Family, Central America, World News

  15. Beaded bracelets sale means help for Haitian babiesRead the original story

    Wednesday | Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA

    ... an organization that is working to improve the health of the poor and sick families in the greater Jeremie area of Haiti. Adomunes began designing and selling the bracelets for charity about four years ago. She became interested in the Haitian ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, Jeremie, Haiti, Grand Anse, Haiti

  16. Police react to unruly crowd at Delta JFK terminalRead the original story

    Wednesday | Central Jersey

    ... within an hour. Delta Air Lines spokeswoman Susan Elliott said a number of people whose flight to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, was canceled in Sunday's storm have been trying to get home on standby, but haven't been having any luck. She said they'll all ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Ouest, Haiti, World News

  17. Police Called In To Calm Unruly Delta Passengers At JFKRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Huffington Post

    ... happened at the terminal Tuesday, Delta Air Lines spokeswoman Susan Elliott said a number of people whose flight to Haiti was canceled in Sunday's storm have been trying to get to Port-Au-Prince on standby but haven't been having any luck. She says ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, World News, Central America, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Ouest, Haiti

  18. Report reveals 225,000 child slaves in HaitiRead the original story

    Wednesday | Boston Herald

    PRINCE, Haiti - Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought, a report said yesterday.

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  19. Around The WorldRead the original story

    Tuesday | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

    ... austronaut docked successfully at the International Space Station on Wednesday, officials said. l PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than ...

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  20. Report: 225K Haitian kids working as domestic slavesRead the original story

    Tuesday | Arizona Daily Star

    PRINCE, Haiti a ' Poverty has forced at least 225,000 children in Haiti's cities into slavery as unpaid household servants, far more than previously thought, a report said Tuesday.

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