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Preval to U.S.: ‘Thank You’

By | 01.15.10 | 11:11 am

From the White House’s readout of a call between President Obama to President Rene Preval of Haiti:

President Obama spoke for roughly thirty minutes with President Preval of Haiti this morning. President Obama said that the world has been devastated by the loss and suffering in Haiti, and pledged the

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After the Flood

By | 06.12.09 | 1:16 pm

One year after devastating floods in the Midwest, The Iowa Independent’s Lynda Waddington reports that government red tape continues to hinder recovery efforts.