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White House social secretary Rogers resigning (AP)
AP – White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is stepping down three months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration’s first state dinner and she was heavily criticized for her role in allowing the embarrassing episode to happen.
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Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies (AP)
AP – Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, who served Republican presidents and ran for the office himself, has died.
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Secretary Clinton on Haiti: A Race Against Time
Canadian businesses with ties to Haiti assess damage
If it weren’t for a bad bout of bronchitis that kept her in Montreal for a few extra days, Jacqueline Monfourny could well have been buried in the rubble Tuesday night as her mining company’s building collapsed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Digicel Launches Text and Voice Donation Line to Support Relief Efforts in Haiti
KINGSTON, JAMAICA–(Marketwire – 01/14/10) – Digicel Group today launched a text and voice donation line to enable its 10 million plus customers worldwide to donate money to the massive humanitarian relief effort that is urgently needed in Haiti. By texting the word “HELP” or calling a short code*, Digicel customers in any of its 32 markets worldwide can make a difference to the people of Haiti …
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Daley: Chicagoans should contribute to Haiti relief effort
Mayor Richard Daley today urged Chicagoans to contribute to Red Cross efforts to help the victims of the massive earthquake in Haiti. “Actually, we’ve found the best thing to go to is the Red Cross,” Daley said. “We’ve found out that when you start doing special things it gets lost. We’re asking people to make a donation, whether it’s five, 10, 15, 20 – whatever it is, to the Red Cross …
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Wyclef Jean’s plea for earthquake relief in Haiti: “We must act now”
Jean is pleading for people to “act now” to help victims of the 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti, which officials feared could leave thousands dead.
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Secretary Clinton on Haiti: A Race Against Time
With food, water and other aid flowing into Haiti in earnest, relief groups and officials are focused on moving the supplies out of the clogged airport and to hungry, haggard earthquake survivors in the capital. Photos | Quake Resources
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Clinton defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended the decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there.
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US has no long-term stake in Afghanistan: Clinton
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States has no long-term stake in Afghanistan and its primary aim is to defeat Al-Qaeda there, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday.
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Clinton urges Karzai to take action on corruption
AFP – MANILA (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday to show he was trying to weed out corruption, warning graft was at the heart of his government’s woes.
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Clinton pledges strong alliance with Philippines
AFP – MANILA (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Thursday to maintain a strong alliance with the Philippines as it fights Islamist militants who officials say are now using Iraq-style tactics.
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