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Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Headlines
- 10,000 Bodies Buried Daily in Quake Aftermath
- Medical Group Faults US Militarization of Haitian Relief
- IMF Drops Conditions on $100M Haiti Loan
- US Expects 200,000 TPS Applicants
- Obama to Propose Limits on Bank Size, Trades
- Arms Industry Execs Indicted in Bribery Case
- Justice Dept. Report Details Illegal FBI Monitoring
- UN, Relief Groups Call on Israel to End Gaza Blockade
- Netanyahu: Israeli Military Will Surround Future Palestinian State
- D.R., Honduran President-Elect Agree on Zelaya Exit
- Texas Judge Cleared for Rejecting Last-Minute Death Row Appeal
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In Haiti, Stories of Desperation and Courage: Young Woman Fights for Her Life After Being Pulled from the Rubble
The recovery effort continues in Haiti amidst a rising death toll. More than 10,000 bodies are now being buried in mass graves in a single day. As the people of Haiti continue to struggle for survival, we bring you stories of desperation and stories of courage. We turn to the story of a young Haitian woman, Patricia Cherie, who is fighting for her life after being pulled from the rubble off the nursing school she was studying at. [includes rush transcript]
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"She Had a Desire to Live I Have Never Seen"–Rescue Worker Describes Pulling Woman Out of Rubble 7 Days After Haiti Quake
We speak with French search and rescue worker Jean-Philippe Oustalet, of the group Rescuers Without Borders. He talks about rescuing a twenty-five-year-old Haitian woman who was buried under rubble in Port-au-Prince for seven days. [includes rush transcript]
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Bottled Water Supplies in Port-au-Prince Airport Being Distributed...to US Embassy
In the airport in Port-au-Prince, huge pallets of aid, including medical supplies, food and water, sit in fields around the tarmac. Amy Goodman reports on how hundreds of cases of bottled water are being delivered to the US embassy. [includes rush transcript]
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Earthquake Frees Haitian Prisoners from Port-au-Prince Jail, 80% Never Charged with a Crime
All the prisoners jailed at the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince escaped in the earthquake. We speak with leading Haitian human rights attorney Mario Joseph, who says 80 percent of all prisoners in Haiti were not charged with a crime. We also speak with Dr. Evan Lyon of Partners in Health about the issue of prisons. [includes rush transcript]
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John Bonifaz on the Democrats’ Stunning Loss in Massachusetts and the Forthcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Corporate Financing of Elections
"We’ve got to return to people-centered politics, where people control the process, not corporations," says John Bonifaz about how the Democratic Party’s close ties to the health insurance industry and Wall Street hurt them in the Massachusetts Senate race. "When you have money-drenched interests controlling the politics in Washington, you lose people at the grassroots level, you lose people on Main Street." [includes rush transcript]
