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Behind the News
Is Haiti’s Earthquake a “Game-Changer”?
January 22, 2010 10:55 AMIn the days after Haiti’s earthquake, several observers have expressed hope that the disaster could, ultimately, be a game-changer for the country. Robert Maguire, head of the Haiti program at Trinity University in Washington, D.C., has noted, “There’s... Continue reading
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Behind the News
Haiti, on Background
January 14, 2010 04:01 PMI have been to Haiti at least yearly for the past two decades, and have spent months working at the Hotel Christopher, where the UN has been based during most of those two decades. Among the 150 UN staff reported... Continue reading
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