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Haiti Earthquake

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Obama Admin Okays Monitoring of Reporters? No, No, Says Homeland Security Flack

    The web is abuzz today with reports that the Department of Homeland Security has approved collecting of personal information from television anchors, news reporters, bloggers, and anyone else who uses social media. The so-called Media Monitoring Initiative allows the government to keep data on peop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Wyclef's Jean's Trouble With The Truth: A Recent History

    ​This weekend, the Internet was abuzz with reports from Wyclef Jean and his people that the ex-Fugee and former Haitian presidential candidate had been shot in the hand while campaigning for fellow performer Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly in Port-Au-Prince. Well, "grazed" by a bullet. Or was it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    The Dumbest Quotes of 2010

    ​"I am not a witch" - Senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell, who is also not employed. "It may be a blessing in disguise" - Evangelist Pat Robertson on the Haiti earthquake that killed possibly more than 100,000 people.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Hurricane Rips Into a Haiti Still Waiting for Post-Earthquake Aid

    Photo: Ariana Cubillos While Hurricane Tomas batters Haiti today, none of the $1.15 billion in aid pledged by the United States after last January's devastating earthquake has arrived. Ten months since the 7.3 magnitude quake killed 230,000 people and only weeks after news of a cholera outbreak, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Wyclef Jean's Bid for Haiti's Presidency: Gone 'Til Forever

    ​Via BNO News, it's apparently being reported by Reuters that Wyclef Jean's chances of being the next president of Haiti don't look likely, as his name is reportedly not on the list of approved candidates. His chances and crediblity as a candidate can best be summed up in one paragraph of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Wyclef Jean Used $250,000 of His Charity's Money to Buy a Carnival Float, a "Frilly Blouse," and a Lion

    ​Today, the Haitian elections board is expected to announce whether Wyclef Jean is eligible to run for the country's presidency. Hopefully, he isn't. (A five consecutive year Haitian residency requirement is what's standing between him and the race; how loosely the board interprets "residency" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Wyclef Jean Doesn't Think Failing to Pay His Taxes Disqualifies Him From the Haitian Presidency

    ​Wyclef Jean, as the world now knows, is running for the Haitian presidency. He's doing so despite a complete lack of political experience, a checkered financial past, major accounting and tax problems with his NGO, Yele Haiti, dubious Haitian residency, and the lack of an endorsement from fel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Vote No On Wyclef Jean: Why the Former Fugee's Run For the Haitian Presidency Is Totally Misguided

    Wyclef Jean opens NASDAQ on the six month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. Photo via Yele Haiti.​So it's official: Wyclef Jean is running for the Haitian presidency. The former Fugee confirmed the news to the New York Times last night; later today, he's expected to go on Larry King Live ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Earthquake Strikes Baja California

    ​A 7.2-magnitude earthquake -- the biggest to strike in the area since 1892 -- hit Baja California Sunday at 3:40 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Carnegie Hall: Not the Place to Hold a Benefit in NYC

    Carnegie Hall photo via wallyg's photostream​So, of the $189,793 worth of proceeds Carnegie Hall will take in if Sunday's Haiti fundraiser--featuring the world-beating pianist Lang Lang, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and Wyclef Jean--sells out compl ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    January 26, 2010

    'A Night of Haitian Rara'

    Carnegie Hall photo via wallyg's photostream​So, of the $189,793 worth of proceeds Carnegie Hall will take in if Sunday's Haiti fundraiser--featuring the world-beating pianist Lang Lang, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and Wyclef Jean--sells out compl ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    January 26, 2010

    RESCUE HAITI

    Laughing for a good cause

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