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Haiti Earthquake

Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
Until his recent return, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier had not stepped foot in his native country for 24 years.

Should Haiti kick out former dictator Duvalier?

Haiti has detained former "president-for-life" Jean-Claude Duvalier after his surprise return from exile. What should the authorities do next?

 
Haiti Earthquake : In-depth briefing
A boy walks through the destroyed Port-au-Prince cathedral before the anniversary services began. Less than a tenth of the rubble has been cleared in the capital city.

Haiti mired in misery

A year after the devastating earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, what happened to the world's promise to help rebuild the country?

 
Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
Haitians pray together on the one-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that rocked Port-au-Prince.

Haiti, one year later: Why has rebuilding been so slow?

On the anniversary of Haiti's deadly Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake, the recovery is only beginning

 
Haiti Earthquake : Instant Guide
A woman is carried to a nearby hospital in the Haitian city of Gonaives; nearly 15,000 people have been hospitalized since the October cholera outbreak.

Haiti's escalating cholera outbreak

The disease, aided by post-earthquake sanitation problems, is spreading, and the death toll is rising. How bad will it get?

 
Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
Wyclef Jean is Haitian, but was raised in Brooklyn.

Wyclef Jean's failed presidential bid: The fallout

Haitian officials say the hip-hop star is ineligible to run for president. Is this a victory or a defeat for democracy?

 
Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
Wyclef Jean: The next president of Haiti?

Could 'President Wyclef Jean' turn Haiti around?

The hip-hop star announces his candidacy, but critics say a celebrity president isn't what the earthquake-ravaged country needs

 
Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
Wyclef Jean.

Wyclef Jean: Haiti's next president?

The Haitian-born pop star is considering a run for president. Is that what his earthquake-ravaged homeland needs?

 
Haiti Earthquake : By the numbers
A Haitian woman lights a fire outside her home. Despite massive relief efforts, reconstruction has been uneven at best.

Haiti's botched reconstruction: By the numbers

Over $5 billion of aid pledged, but only 2 percent delivered. Five months after the earthquake, Haiti's reconstruction appears stalled

 
Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
A screenshot from the controversial video.

Why did George W. Bush wipe his hand on Clinton's shirt?

After shaking a wellwisher's hand during his trip to Haiti, George W. Bush appears to wipe off on Bill Clinton's shirt. Cue the speculation

 
Haiti Earthquake : The Bullpen
Daniel Larison

Daniel Larison: The U.S. should stay in Haiti

 
Haiti Earthquake : Opinion Brief
"We Are the World 25" — a worthy successor to the 1985 original?

'We Are the World': The remake backlash

Jay-Z is dissing the remake of the classic '80s charity anthem as an artistic disaster — even as it's raising money for Haiti

 
Haiti Earthquake : Essay
Author Laura Wagner was in Haiti when the earthquake striked.

Haiti: A survivor’s story

Pulled from the rubble, visitor Laura Wagner remembers a country that's far more than a land of victims.

 
Haiti Earthquake : In-depth briefing
Illustration of President Nord-Alexis, protected by the French flag, escaping from revolutionaries in Haiti.

Haiti: A history of hurt

The devastating earthquake was only the latest blow in two centuries of natural and man-made disasters. Is Haiti cursed?

 
Haiti Earthquake : Flashback
A woman emerges from the rubble caused by the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.

Haiti disaster: The essential facts

 

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