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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.

Obama Texts Hurricane Relief

By | 09.01.08 | 5:25 pm

Sen. Barack Obama is tapping his sizable political cell phone network to help Hurricane Gustav relief. On Monday, he issued a personal plea via text message to his supporters:

Barack asks that you give to the Red Cross…

The short message encouraged supporters to give money online, by calling an More…