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'Melissa Harris Perry Show': Haiti, 3 years after the quake

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VIDEO - The 'Melissa Harris-Perry Show' panel discusses the ongoing effort in Haiti to recover from a devastating earthquake three years ago to the day...
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This photo taken from Fort National, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, shows the National Palace the damaged 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. The nonprofit aid group founded by Hollywood star Sean Penn in the aftermath of Haiti's deadly 2010 earthquake will oversee demolition of the wrecked National Palace, the Haitian government said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Haiti quietly marks quake's 3rd anniversary

Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — President Michel Martelly has presided over a simple ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the killer earthquake that devastated the Caribbean country...
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, a man returns empty-handed after early morning crabbing in a body of water near the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Many of the shanty town residents rely on the bounty of the sea, hoping to sell what they catch at local fish markets. Haitians suffered widespread hunger following an unusually active storm season this year and are likely to experience more, according to a study released Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Nearly 70 percent of the more than 1,000 households interviewed said they experienced moderate or severe hunger, the study found. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Congresswoman: Renew our commitment to Haiti

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
OPINION - Three years ago today I was serving in the Florida Senate when a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti...
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Orphaned girl, Haiti. January 2012 (AP photo)

Haitian children still in adoption 'limbo'

Ron Allen
NBC NEWS - Ron Allen follows the story of a group of Haitian children awaiting adoption by American parents when the devastating earthquake struck two years ago...
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Top 10 supplies you need in case disaster strikes

Aton Edwards
OPINION - When disasters strike -- and after they pass -- poor communities and communities of color usually suffer the most...
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Here comes Irene: Have we learned from Katrina?

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Is there an ethnic component to the willingness, or unwillingness, of some to leave when authorities advise that it's time to evacuate?...
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