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AP – The U.S. military will resume bringing Haitian earthquake victims to the United States aboard its planes for medical treatment, ending a suspension that lasted several days, the White House said Sunday.

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Haiti benefit concert
Pellegrino’s School of Music and Art, 1269 E. Republic Road in Springfield, will host a “Rock Out For Haiti” benefit concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the school.

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Sumpter church to hold Haiti benefit
On Saturday, the POWER Centre Church International will host “Hope for Haiti,” a 12- hour marathon of the arts to benefit earthquake victims of Haiti.

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Inland Empire air reserves evacuate 180 from Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – With her three children in tow, Haitian evacuee Paraguesede Martelly hurried to the front of the C-17 cargo plane s makeshift seating area to discover there were no seats, just cargo belts stretched across the floor to hold onto in case of turbulence.

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US to help Haiti resume normal airport operations
US authorities are working with Haiti’s government to resume civilian flights at the Port-au-Prince airport.

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Haiti medics plan for next team’s mission of mercy
About 30 doctors and nurses braved the snow Saturday and crowded around the kitchen table of Dr Vinod Kripalu in Brandywine Hundred to plan for the next wave of medical relief personnel to travel from Delaware to Haiti.

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AP – Hundreds of people have been flown from Haiti to Florida, even after the U.S. military halted evacuation flights for critically injured patients, the state’s governor said Sunday.

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AP – The Obama administration on Sunday endorsed spending an additional $100 billion to attack painfully high unemployment as it prepared to send Congress a $3.8 trillion budget that would provide billions more to pull the country out of the Great Recession while increasing taxes on the wealthy and imposing a spending freeze on many government programs.

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AP – Russian police broke up anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Sunday, and detained scores of demonstrators, including several opposition leaders.

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Nick Hamm was sent to help in Haiti
Nick Hamm, a lieutenant junior grade in the Navy, was sent to help with the earthquake relief effort in Haiti.

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Nick Hamm was sent to help in Haiti
Nick Hamm, a lieutenant junior grade in the Navy, was sent to help with the earthquake relief effort in Haiti.

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Surfers pull out the stops for Haiti appeal
THE surfers of Woolacombe are pulling out all the stops to stage a packed fund raising night next Saturday (February 6) for the victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster.

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Randolph resident shepherds Haiti earthquake relief effort
RANDOLPH TWP. – Stephen Gebhardt, who is coordinating a local relief campaign for Catholic missionaries in earthquake-stricken Haiti, is among the hundreds of relief workers who have visited the stricken country to assess further aid.

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Anna Webb’s blog: The Treasure Valley rallies to help Haiti
Jennette Odom, outlet store manager at the Franz Bakery Boise Depot, confirmed the good news that a weeklong drive at the shop brought in about 4,000 pairs of shoes to be sent to Haiti.

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Where he gets tried is still up for debate, but the White House thinks it knows what will happen when alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is convicted: “He’s likely to be executed.”

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