Pat Robertson Haiti

2010-11-30T13:54:57Z

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Bush Being a Choosy Beggar for Haiti Charity

2010-11-02T23:57:40Z

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USA Vs HAITI

2010-11-03T00:13:50Z

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US lawmakers puts off action on Cuba travel ban

2010-09-28T14:16:05Z

A key US congressional panel has indefinitely postponed voting on legislation to end what amounts to a ban on US nationals traveling to Cuba, the committee's chairman said Tuesday.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman said he was putt...

Challenge for Chavez as Venezuela votes

2010-09-26T08:15:15Z

Venezuelans voted Sunday in a key test for leftist President Hugo Chavez, with the main opposition poised for a strong return to the National Assembly after boycotting the last elections.

Military trumpets blasted out at 6:00 am (1030 GMT) in a traditional voter wake-up call in the polarized, oil-rich nation, while lines formed outside many polling stations hours earlier.

"We are going to show once again that ...

Platt Amendment

2010-11-02T16:05:44Z

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Dominican Republic president to visit Obama Monday

2010-07-09T07:45:09Z

Obama to host Dominican Republic President Leonal Fernandez at the White House on Monday

President Barack Obama will meet with the president of the Dominican Republic at the White House on Monday.

The White House says Obama and Raul Castro and Communist Party leaders have joined Elian Gonzalez in celebrating the 10-year anniversary of his dramatic return to Cuba after a political tug-of-war with the United States.

Gonzalez, now 16 and a Communist Party member, sat alongside his father

US Senate passes 60bn funding for Afghan war

2010-05-28T07:15:47Z

The US Senate has passed a supplementary funding bill worth some 60 billion dollars to finance the conflict in Afghanistan and other key projects including aid to quake-hit Haiti.

The measure approved late Thursday by a 67-28 margin offers 33 billion dollars to fund President Barack ...

US Congress passes trade preferences for Haiti

2010-06-26T03:50:57Z

The US Congress has passed a measure expanding duty-free access for Haitian textile and apparel goods in a bid to boost the quake-devastated country's battered economy.

Senators unanimously adopted the bill late Thursday by voice vote after it was approved Wednesday by the House of Representatives. It was sent to

US senators ask $3.5 billion for Haiti recovery

2010-06-26T03:49:56Z

US senators call for $3.5 billion in American aid to help Haiti recover from quake

U.S. senators proposed Wednesday to increase American aid to Haiti to $3.5 billion over the next five years to help the country emerge from the pulverizing blow of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

The proposal introduced by senators John Kerry of Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to give clothing and textiles from Haiti more access to the U.S. market, a move aimed at helping the Caribbean nation rebuild from a massive earth...

U.S. House approves trade bill to help Haiti

2010-06-26T03:49:26Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to help Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake by opening the U.S. market to more clothing from the Caribbean country.

The bill goes...

US Congress passes Haiti debt relief bill

2010-06-26T03:33:41Z

The US Congress passed a bill Wednesday calling for easing Haiti's debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.

The measure, adopted unanimously by the House of Representatives, now goes to Haiti, the ravaged country's prime minister said.

The announcement was made ahead of a critical donors conference Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Haitian officials will ask representatives from more than 130 countries for reconstruction ...

Obama seeks $2.8 billion for Haiti

2010-06-26T03:22:02Z

Obama asks Congress for $2.8 billion in emergency funds for earthquake-damaged Haiti

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $2.8 billion in emergency funding for the reconstruction effort in Haiti following January's devastating earthquake.

The president's request comes one week before a U.N. don...

Obama: Rights situation in Cuba "deeply disturbing"

2010-03-24T16:01:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday denounced recent human rights developments in Cuba as "deeply disturbing."

Obama, in a written statement, cited the death last month of jailed Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo and "intensified harassment" of political opponents, and reiterated a longstanding <...

US House approves Chile aid bill

2010-09-08T13:01:45Z

Looking to spur private-sector donations to Chile earthquake relief, the US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill enhancing tax benefits for charitable giving to help the battered country.

Lawmakers unanimously approved the measure, which would count charitable gifts made before April 15, 2010 against 2009 taxes. The measure must still clea...

Obama to host president of quake-ravaged Haiti

2010-03-10T00:16:02Z

President Barack Obama meets Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation.

Topping the agenda for the meeting, which comes ahead of an international donors' conference later this month, were ongoing relief, recovery, and reconstruc...

Senator urges Haiti trade bill, benefit reform

2010-06-26T03:04:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus threw his weight on Tuesday behind calls for an expansion of U.S. trade benefits to help Haiti rebuild its clothing sector after its devastating earthquake.

"We must lend a hand. We must assist Haiti's earthquake-recovery efforts by creating additional incen...

US Senate calls for Haiti debt relief

2010-06-26T03:02:25Z

The US Senate on Friday unanimously approved a resolution calling for easing Haiti's debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.

The measure directs US representatives to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international lenders to ac...

Haitian president to visit White House

2010-03-05T09:49:22Z

Earthquake-hit Haiti's President Rene Preval will travel to Washington next week for talks with President Barack Obama, the White House announced Friday.

Obama will welcome Preval to the White House on Wednesda...

House panel votes Haiti debt relief

2010-06-26T02:36:10Z

A House panel approved a resolution aimed at easing Haiti's debt burden to help with reconstruction efforts in the wake of the devastating January 12 earthquake.

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology approved a m...

Ethics panel: Rangel was sent memos on trips

2010-06-25T21:36:00Z

Ethics report says aides sent Rangel memos on corporate sponsors of Caribbean trips

The House ethics committee says Rep. Charles Rangel's aides tried at least three times to show him that his Caribbean trips had corporat...

Pelosi leading congressional delegation to Haiti

2010-06-25T18:35:39Z

House Speaker Pelosi leading congressional delegation to Haiti to explore how to aid recovery

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a 12-member congressional delegation to Haiti Friday to assess ways to aid the recovery from a devastating earthquake.

Pelosi, D-Calif., said the five senators and seven representa...

US military resuming Haiti medical flights

2010-06-12T15:42:09Z

White House says medical airlifts from Haiti are resuming after suspension of several days

The U.S. military will resume bringing Haitian earthquake victims to the United States aboard its planes for medical treatment, ending a suspension t...

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2010-10-22T16:35:10Z

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US House passes Haiti quake aid bill

2010-09-08T13:01:36Z

The US House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Wednesday to boost charitable donations to victims of the Haiti earthquake, including a hugely successful Red Cross text-message appeal.<...

Presidential Remarks: Haiti Earthquake Relief

2010-10-22T14:40:28Z

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Top US lawmaker: Quake aid may give Haiti 'new fresh start'

2010-06-25T18:54:27Z

President Barack Obama's top ally in the US Congress said Friday that she hoped US aid to earthquake-hit Haiti would help the devastated country make "a new, fresh start" and build a "boom economy."

Democratic House Spea...

Obama: Haiti has suffered extraordinary devastation

2010-06-25T18:54:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday Haiti's earthquake had inflicted "heartbreaking" loss and that he would meet former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush on Saturday to disc...

Giving Conservatives a Bad Name for More than 30 Years

2010-10-22T14:18:56Z

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Obama reaches Haitian President on phone

2010-06-25T18:54:33Z

President Barack Obama finally reached Haiti's President Rene Preval by telephone Friday and offered "full support" in earthquake relief aid and long-term rebuilding, the White House said.

Obama, who has demanded an "aggressive" Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke to Haitian President Rene Preval on Friday and pledged U.S. support for the country's recovery and long-term rebuilding effort after a devastating earthquake, the US president Bill Clinton urged Americans Friday to make donations as small as 10 dollars urgently to help bring life-saving food and water to earthquake ravaged Haiti.

"You've got unprecedented numbers of the people roaming the streets at night with no place to sleep. They haven't had any sleep in two days, they don't ha...

George W. Bush, Bill Clinton asked for Haiti help

2010-04-16T07:38:40Z

Obama asks former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton to assist in US efforts in Haiti

President Barack Obama has tapped former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to lead private sector fundraising efforts for Haiti.

Enlisting ex-presiden...

Obama tells Haiti: U.S. will not forsake you

2010-04-16T07:40:51Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged $100 million for Haiti relief aid on Thursday and enlisted the help of two former U.S. presidents, promising Haitians: "You will not be forsaken."

Eager to stay on top of the rapidly unfolding humanitarian crisis, Obama told his top aides that responding to the earthq...

Obama tells Haiti: U.S will not forsake you

2010-04-16T07:38:30Z

Eager to stay on top of the rapidly unfolding humanitarian crisis, Obama told his top aides that responding to the earthq...

US halts deportations to Haiti

2010-04-16T07:40:21Z

US halts deportations to Haiti, illegal immigrants will remain in detention centers

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano temporarily halted deportations Wednesday of some Haitians illegally in the U.S. in response to the Caribbean nation's devast...

Clinton cutting short Asia-Pacific trip over Haiti

2010-04-16T07:39:56Z

Clinton cutting short Asia-Pacific trip over Haiti

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is cutting short an extended trip to the Asia-Pacific to deal with the earthquake crisis in Haiti.

Clinton told reporters in Hawaii on Wednesday that she would return to

Clinton to cut short Asia trip after Haitian quake

2010-06-12T13:15:30Z

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said she would look to shorten a trip through the Western Pacific after a "horrific" earthquake in Haiti spurred a major U.S. assistance drive.

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Today in History - Jan. 5

2010-06-25T19:06:07Z

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2010. There are 360 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 5, 1925, Nellie T. Ross became governor of Wyoming; she was the first female governor in U.S. history. (She succeeded Frank E. Lucas, who had served as acting governor following the death of Ross' husba...

Pelosi douses hopes for quick end to Cuba travel ban

2010-06-25T19:42:41Z

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that congressional efforts to end the US ban on travel to Cuba would take a back seat to overhauling US health care and fostering job creation.

"I've always been a supporter of lifting the travel ban to Cuba. Right now we're consumed with job creation, health investments and health care,...

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2010-10-22T11:15:53Z

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President Bush has engaging talks with Caribbean leaders

2010-10-22T11:07:16Z

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Immigration Korner

2010-10-22T11:06:06Z

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Caribbean trade bloc wants Obama to attend Summit of Americas

2010-10-22T10:59:17Z

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Metro Briefs

2010-10-22T10:45:44Z

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Convention of Zanjon

2010-10-22T09:53:34Z

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US Senator Martinez, Castro critic, to resign early

2010-04-16T10:56:11Z

US Senator Mel Martinez of Florida, the chamber's only Hispanic Republican and a tough critic of Cuba's communist government, announced Friday he was stepping down before his terms ends.

"Today I am announcing my decision to step down from public office, effective on a successor taking office to fill out the remainder of my term," said Martin...

Narcisco Lopez

2010-10-22T09:13:42Z

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Antigua's highest peak renamed 'Mount Obama'

2010-04-16T10:59:40Z

Happy Birthday Mr. President: Antigua's gift is to rename highest peak 'Mount Obama'

Antigua's highest mountain officially became "Mount Obama" on Tuesday as the small Caribbean nation celebrated the American president on his birthday and saluted him as a symbol of black achievement.

Biden says Guantanamo will close by January

2010-04-16T11:11:49Z

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp will close by next January, Vice-President Joe Biden said Thursday, adding that decisions on all inmates were likely "well before January."

In an interview with the BBC, he insisted Washin...

Chavez, Ortega chide Obama over "stuck" Latam policy

2010-06-25T21:54:19Z

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Reuters) - The presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua, both fierce critics of U.S. policy, on Friday accused President Barack ...

US fails to broker deal on Cuba and OAS

2010-04-16T11:58:53Z

The United States failed in a marathon bid overnight Tuesday to broker a deal for Cuba to return to the Organization of American States.

The development all but dashed any near-term hopes for the United States to work out a path with the OAS to lift Cuba's 47-year suspension from the body whil...

Obama says reaching out to enemies strengthens US

2010-04-16T15:09:03Z

Renewing US ties with Latin America, Obama says he wants to lead, not lecture, on democracy

Defending his brand of world politics, President Barack Obama said Sunday that he "strengthens our hand" by reaching out to enemies of the United States and making sure that the nation is a leader, not a ...

Analysis: Week of change for Obama

2010-04-16T15:09:29Z

Analysis: President Obama ushers in changes on pollution, interrogation tactics and Cuba

In a whirlwind week of change, President Barack Obama jettisoned Bush administration policy on greenhouse gases, shone an unforgiving light on its support for torture as an interrogation tactic and eased its restrictions on Cuba.

But there are limits, even to this new presiden...

Secretary Clinton: US behind Haiti for long term

2010-04-16T15:31:47Z

Secretary of State Clinton says US committed to helping Haiti prosper long-term

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assured Haitians Thursday that the United States' latest aid is more than a short-term fix for a nation still struggling with some of the world's worst poverty.

Clinton told...

US mulls asylum for Haitian immigrants: Clinton

2010-06-25T15:48:40Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the United States was considering granting temporary asylum to illegal Haitian immigrants, thousands of whom face imminent expulsion.

"We are looking carefully at the policy which we inherited and we are going to be considering how best (for those) who are here to continue to have those resources," Clinton told r...

Obama lifts curbs on Cuban money transfers, visits

2010-06-26T01:29:07Z

US President Barack Obama on Monday made a landmark gesture to communist Cuba, lifting all curbs on travel and money transfers by Cuban-Americans to the island for the first time in three decades.

The White House said the move was intended to encourage expanding democratic and political rights in Cuba and called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic later this week before heading to a Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago.

Clinton is due to arrive in Haiti on Thursday, and go to the Dominican Repu...

US lawmakers wrap up observer mission to Haiti

2010-06-26T01:28:37Z

US congressional representatives wrap up humanitarian observer mission to impoverished Haiti

A group of U.S. congressional representatives have wrapped up a visit to Haiti to observe the humanitarian and political challenges facing the Western Hemisphere's poorest country.

Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan De...

US congressional delegation in Cuba

2010-06-26T01:33:03Z

US Congressional Black Caucus members in Cuba to discuss travel, improved relations

Seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus arrived in Cuba on Friday to discuss improving relations with the communist government amid speculation that Washington could ease travel re...

Caribbean news briefs

2010-04-16T15:27:08Z

BAHAMAS: Travolta family returns to US with 16-year-old son's cremated remains

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Actor John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston have returned to Florida ...

Latin American summit focus is lack of US presence

2010-04-16T13:48:41Z

Look who's not talking: US not at Latin America summit, signaling new regional independence

Forget the global economic crisis and climate change. What Latin American leaders are talking about is who is not at Tuesday's summit: the United States or any other outside power.

The largest hemispheric summit to exclude U.S. representation was hailed ...

Benicio del Toro urges Cuba, US to talk

2010-04-16T13:56:17Z

Actor Benicio del Toro -- in Havana to unveil his portrayal of Cuban revolutionary hero Ernest Che Guevara in two Stephen Soderbergh films -- urged longtime US enemies the United States and

China's Drilling for Oil in America's Backyard, Republicans Say

2010-10-23T10:00:56Z

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The Politics of Happiness, Part 5

2010-11-02T14:00:15Z

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Grenada's premier calls for released coup prisoners to show remorse

2010-09-09T09:37:39Z

Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has called on three men released from prison last month for their roles in a 1983 coup to show remorse in order to help the southern Caribbean island close a painful chapter of its history.

Mitchell said in a national address Tuesday that old wounds were opened by the release of the men involved in a palace coup that led to the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Jan 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Cuba-Michigan Cigar Shop

2011-01-03T14:32:15Z

Master Cigar Roller, Luis Acosta, of Cuba, perfects his craft on the storefront of La Casa De La Habana on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 in Detroit. Cuba's government-controlled tobacco company is suing the owner of cigar shops in the Detroit area, claiming his business’ name is too similar t...

Cuba Predictions

2011-01-03T14:32:11Z

A bunch of bananas hangs from a doorframe of a temple where Afro-Cuban Yoruba religion priests presented the "Letter of the Year" which lists predictions made by Cuban Santeros for 2011 in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. The bananas are an offering for Chango saint, Lord of Fire, War and Thunder. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Old Men Of Versailles

2011-01-02T21:31:34Z

In this photo made June 3, 2010, Cuban exile Mike Baralt displays the paper he writes for. His wife of 50 years, died 12 years ago. After her death, friends suggested that he begin to write for a local small Spanish language newspaper. Some of his columns are political, about the death of Cuba under Castro. Others are philosophical. And some are sad, items written about friends whose health is failing. ...

Haiti Year Of Crisis

2010-12-31T12:01:50Z

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2010 file photo, people walk down a street amid earthquake rubble in Port-au-Prince, haiti. In 2010 crisis has piled upon crisis in Haiti. More than 230,000 are believed to have died in the quake, and more than a million remain homeless. A cholera epidemic broke out in the fall, and in its midst a dysfunctional election was held, its results still unclear.(AP Photo/Gregor...

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