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Search results for "Haiti" ...
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The Shelters that Clinton Built
The story investigated the Clinton Foundation's contract for a rebuilding project following thr earthquake in Haiti. The investigation raised troubling questions about transparency at the commission that had been charged, under Clinton's leadership, with rebuilding Haiti.
Tags: Clinton Foundation; Haiti; earthquake
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Haiti Deportees
The story follows Haitian immigrants deported back to their home country after the earthquake.
Tags: Haiti; Haitian; immigration; deportation
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Follow the Money
The year-long series of investigations tracked the federal money trail of tax dollars, charity dollars, and corporate/government conflicts of interest. One investigation exposed how many federal officials took all expense paid luxurious vacations funded by taxpayer money to the failed climate summit in Copenhagen.
Tags: tax dollars; money trail; federal officials; taxpayer money; Haiti; Copenhagen
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Cash...for What?
The story looks into the "cash-for-work" jobs created after the Haiti earthquake. The reporter found that not only is there very little government oversight of these programs, but also that most of these organizations are not fulfilling their purpose of creating as many jobs as possible.
Tags: Haiti; cash-for-work; Haiti earthquake; recovery; Haitian
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Toxic Pipeline
"Before China was implicated in the Panama poisoning, Bogdanich began investigating the incident because of similarities to another poisoning ten years earlier in Haiti," where a Chinese company was involved." Reporters at The New York Times traced the deaths from a cough syrup back to China. In the process, they exposed a frightening lack of oversight on imported products. When the FDA learned of the Times' story, it immediately halted all imports of Chinese glycerin. And more than 30 countries recalled Chinese made toothpaste containing anti-freeze.
Tags: poison; China; Panama; Haiti; FDA; imports; toxic chemicals; Investigative Reporting Pulitzer winner;
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Divine Intervention: U.S. AIDS Policy
"The Center’s year-long investigation revealed how rigid rules and funding earmarks of President's Bush $15-billion initiative to fight HIV/AIDS abroad- the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief- hinder effective HIV programming and frustrate countries struggling with the pandemic."
Tags: AIDS; HIV; South Africa; PEPFAR; Ethiopia; Haiti; condoms; education; generic drugs; brand name drugs
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The Dolphin Trade
Primetime tracked the illegal trade of captured wild dophins around the world. Wild dolphins are captured and sold to "swim with the dolphins" parks in resort areas. The story ranged from Japan to Haiti to the Solomon Islands and included exclusive interviews and tense confrontations with dolphin captors and smugglers.
Tags: dolphins; animal trade
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Storming the Court: How a Band of Yale Law Students Sued the President -- And Won
This book tells the story of how Yale law students and human rights lawyers teamed up in the early 1990s to take on the U.S. Government. 300 Haitian refugees were being held in secret Guantanamo Bay detention camps because they were HIV positive. The team of students and lawyers sued the government for their release, and won the case. The story is especially relevant in the post- 9/11 world, where Guantanamo Bay is once again a prominent example of government abuse.
Tags: Guantanamo Bay; Yale Law School; Harold Koh; student activism; HIV; AIDS; political asylum; political refugees; Haiti
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Who's Hispanic?
A lack of precise definition of the word "hispanic" has caused confusion and some ruffles in the past. The National Journal chronicles the various definitions and approaches to "hispanic" and reasons as to why Alberto Gonzales might be Bush's favorite candidate for the Supreme Court, after all. The author explains in detail why the Portuguese and the Haitians have still not been included under the now-famous umbrella of "hispanics".
Tags: Hispanic; Portuguese; Spain; Brazil; South America; Cardozo; Gonzales; Latino; Caribbean; Haiti
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Border Games
The National Journal examines the efforts of the federal government to stop illegal immigration from Mexico, which "have produced one of Washington's most challenging policy dilemmas." The story reports that, despite the billions of dollars spent by the government to curb illegal immigration, "the latest Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) estimates stand at 5 million, while other projections put the figure as high as 11 million." The article reveals that illegal immigrants keep on finding cracks in the wall. The author cites experts who look at the possibility for the U.S.A. to implement a "kind of Marshall Plan for Latin America" in order to create new jobs and opportunities, and to increase purchasing of U.S. products. Another suggested approach is to open more channels for legal entry.
Tags: border patrol; smuggling; Hispanic; Federation for American Immigration Reform; National Immigration Forum; Labor Department; wages; employment; economics; El Salvador; Guatemala; Canada; Haiti