Reconstruction News

Few major Haiti reconstruction projects have begun

By theGrio

2:42 PM on 01/11/2012

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The billions of dollars in aid that flowed into Haiti after its shattering earthquake were meant to build a new nation with thriving farms...
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New prime minister would end Haiti quake panel

By theGrio

4:20 PM on 05/25/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Daniel-Gerard Rouzier said the 27-member commission is "dysfunctional" and he would replace it with a new government agency...
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Is 'racial resentment' behind health reform backlash?

By David A. Love

8:50 AM on 03/09/2011

OPINION - An interesting study was released suggesting that white opposition to heath care may be racially motivated...
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Haiti's reconstruction still buried in red tape

By Jeff Johnson

9:10 AM on 01/12/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - A recent study found that less than 40 percent of the $1.4 billion Americans donated has been spent on recovery and aid ...
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Midterm elections make black history

By Christopher Nelson

10:47 AM on 11/03/2010

theGRIO REPORT - Two years after electing the first African-American president, African-American candidates are still making history all across the country...
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SC elects black GOP congressman; 1st since 2003

By theGrio

11:15 PM on 11/02/2010

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina voters on Tuesday elected the first black Republican to Congress from the Deep South since Reconstruction...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for Africa reconstruction plan

By theGrio

12:12 PM on 11/02/2010

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Jackson later acknowledged such a plan would require accountability, especially in Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation...
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IMF cancels $268 million Haiti debt

By theGrio

10:24 AM on 07/22/2010

PARIS (AP) - The IMF says it has canceled Haiti's $268 million debt and will lend the earthquake-devastated country another $60 million to help it with reconstruction plans...
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US Senate report says Haiti rebuilding has stalled

By theGrio

12:25 PM on 06/22/2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti has made little progress in rebuilding in the five months since its earthquake, because of an absence of leadership, disagreements among donors and general disorganization...
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2010 SC manual removes 'Negro' references

By theGrio

11:51 AM on 04/22/2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The official manual of the South Carolina Legislature no longer references "Negro" or "scalawag" in historical listings of Reconstruction leaders...
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Obama seeks additional $2.8 billion for Haiti

By theGrio

10:37 AM on 03/25/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is asking Congress for $2.8 billion in emergency funding for the reconstruction effort in Haiti...
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