theGrio on the ground in Haiti
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Slideshow: A half year later, Haiti haunted by rubble
12:03 PM on 07/12/2010
SLIDESHOW - Six months after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti, these photos reveal much work in store before the country returns to normalcy...
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In Haiti, a tent can't take the place of a home
10:38 AM on 07/12/2010
VIDEO - Six months later, these so-called temporary shelters found in and around the earthquake's epicenter are looking more and more permanent...
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Six months after quake, Haiti is still on shaky ground
10:26 AM on 07/12/2010
OPINION - Should Haitians feel good about where they are six months later? The answer is a resounding no...
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Earthquake closes gap between Haiti and Dominican Republic
7:01 AM on 04/20/2010
This reaction surprised many in the international community who are too familiar with the history of the tensions where bad blood boil on both sides...
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Declassified US document reveals decades of disrespect to Haiti
1:06 PM on 03/31/2010
OPINION - It is a chillingly candid - some would say arrogant - document from U.S officials who see little use for Haiti ...
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Haiti prime minister: Quake victims 'don't want to be relocated'
1:15 PM on 03/25/2010
VIDEO - Haiti is starting a campaign to demonstrate how important it is for residents to move before more land slides or other natural disasters occur...
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A tale of two cities: Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo
9:27 AM on 03/23/2010
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Around midnight the dance hall at Olofsson's, one of Port-au-Prince's grand hotels, is still dark and quiet, like a funeral home...
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Is there hope for the lost children of Haiti?
11:53 AM on 03/22/2010
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: There is an effort to train up to 250 people with skills to help reunite "lost" children like Sterling with their families...
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Haitian earthquake unleashes animosity against Voodoo
1:55 PM on 03/03/2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE - During the Jan. 12 earthquake, there were few cries of ayibobo, the Voodoo calling of the gods. Instead, everyone yelled for Jesus...
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Haiti's earthquake epicenter copes with aftermath
8:28 AM on 03/01/2010
LEOGANE - For the last month or so, residents here have been busy finding relatives, burying the dead and settling in new lifestyle...
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Living under tents, Haitians brace themselves for rainy season
8:15 AM on 02/23/2010
When a torrential downpour soaked Port-au-Prince, it left residents here vulnerable not only to the drenching but to the ailments that follow like fever, cold and pneumonia...
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Haitian-American doctors reach out to Haitians in quake's wake
2:07 PM on 01/29/2010
VIDEO - A group of about 30 Haitian-American medical professionals are on the ground in Port-Au-Prince, compelled to help their homeland...
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Port-au-Prince refugees flock to Haiti's inland to seek a new life
8:32 AM on 01/28/2010
ST. MARC, HAITI - Journal Yprinaa and Sajouste Ferlande, both 21, trekked with only the clothes they wore the Tuesday when the earthquake hit...
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Haiti's national police chief fears new wave of crime in Haiti
9:52 AM on 01/27/2010
VIDEO - Haitian police are being forced to adapt to the dangers of thousands of stranded, hungry people and "bad guys...trying to reorganize themselves."
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Haiti struggles to stay on the road to recovery
8:12 AM on 01/27/2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE - There is nothing normal about life in Haiti these days...
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Reporter's notebook: Haiti remains resilient
9:19 AM on 01/26/2010
DISPATCH - It will take years before things really return to normal, whatever that means after a crisis like this...
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Two weeks after quake, Haitians search for 'new normal'
1:37 PM on 01/25/2010
VIDEO - Like so many in this city, 14-year old Jonel Julius now calls a tent home...
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Haitian-American doctors struggle to save quake victims
8:41 AM on 01/25/2010
DISPATCH - The biggest challenge is the race to save people who otherwise might die from infection unless they are treated immediately...
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Reporter's notebook: Witnessing a miracle in Haiti
10:05 AM on 01/24/2010
DISPATCH - Seventy-two hours. That is the window of time most experts give for finding survivors of a disaster. Yesterday a 24-year old Haitian man was pulled alive from a pile of rubble...
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theGrio's Todd Johnson talks to MSNBC about being on the ground in Haiti
9:05 PM on 01/23/2010
VIDEO - MSNBC's Monica Novotny talks with theGrio.com's digital journalist Todd Johnson about his coverage in Haiti. Johnson spent a week in Haiti and covered...
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