Trump, Ryan Clear the Way for Government Relief to Puerto Rico
Sep 28, 2017 The president waives federal restrictions on foreign ships delivering cargo, which means aid can be delivered to the hurricane-ravaged U.S. island.
$26 Billion for States and Schools
Aug 6, 2010 A $26 billion aid package was passed by the Senate on Thursday that aims to ensure that school districts and states do not have to can tens of thousands of teachers and government workers. Just two Republicans crossed the ideological aisle to support the bill, which now heads to the House.
U.N. Puts Bill Clinton in Charge of Haiti Aid
Feb 4, 2010 The former president will oversee international aid in Haiti at the request of the United Nations. The U.N. effort has struggled after losing nearly 100 personnel, including the mission chief, to the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Clinton was chosen for his fundraising abilities as much as his administrative touch. (Continued)
Baptist Do-Gooders in Trouble in Haiti
Jan 31, 2010 Call it vigilante relief work or kidnapping, 10 American Baptists are in jail in Port-au-Prince after attempting to take 33 children out of Haiti in what they claim was an effort to "do the right thing."
Rebuilding Haiti to Take Generations
Jan 30, 2010 The United Nations has offered a sobering estimate of how long it will take to rebuild Haiti: With the country starting "below zero" and relief and redevelopment logistics still a "nightmare," efforts to bring Haiti to its pre-earthquake days will take generations.
More Troops, More Shaking for Haiti
Jan 21, 2010 The U.S. has deployed an additional 4,000 troops to Haiti as aftershocks rocked the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday. The American troop count will reach 16,000 by the weekend as relief efforts hit full stride in the earthquake-ravaged country.
Time Running Out
Jan 20, 2010
Tè Tremblé — The Haitian Earth Trembled
Jan 20, 2010 After the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti, the stench of death is everywhere. In the community house called Matthew 25, doctors laid out a plastic tablecloth to perform a kitchen-table amputation, aided by headlamps.In the community house called Matthew 25, doctors laid out a plastic tablecloth to perform a kitchen-table amputation, aided by headlamps.
U.S. Pledges $100 Million in Haiti Quake Aid
Jan 14, 2010 President Barack Obama, declaring that "[t]his is one of those moments that cries out for American leadership," announced a $100 million aid package for quake-ravaged Haiti. Other nations, meantime, were also jumping on the humanitarian bandwagon.
Geithner Urges ‘Fundamental Reform’ in Bailout
Jan 21, 2009 It's the first full day of Obama's administration and things are looking a bit different in D.C. Treasury secretary nominee Timothy Geithner called for "fundamental reform" of the $700 billion bailout, claiming the existing bailout package favored big business over struggling families.
