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Hunger and Homelessness in Haiti, Four Months on

Gabriel London | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Yele Haiti, Top Chef Cat Cora, Partners in Health, Haiti Earthquake, United Nations, Chefs for Humanity, Clinton Foundation, Cat Cora, Share Our Strength, World Food Programme, Haiti Relief Efforts, Cite Soleil, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, Timberland, Haitiblog, World News
Gabriel London

2010-05-11-HaitiFaminecopy.jpg The scale of the ongoing disaster is hard to convey. Port-au-Prince is still entirely run on generators; families still live in makeshift tent cities. This is life in Haiti now.

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Hollywood Swinging: Your Winning Oscar Party Playlist

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Ryan Adams, Steely Dan, Matthew Hager, The Kinks, Best Song, Beck, Billy Joel, Counting Crows, Wyclef Jean, Julian Casablancas, Alejandro Escovedo, Supertramp, Chaka Khan, Kool & the Gang, The Thrills, Oscars, Roger McGuinn, The Academy Awards, R. Kelly, Chris Hillman, Eagles, Bob Seger, Gene Simmons, Buck Owens, Rick James, Rufus, The Sweet, Don Williams, Randy Newman, Gavin Glass & the Holy Shakers, Snoop Dogg, Boz Scaggs, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, The Wallflowers, The Oscars, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here is your free Oscar Party playlist put together in order to make everyone feel like an Academy Award-winner -- or less of an Academy Award-loser -- on Sunday night.

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Nonprofits Expecting Fewer Donations For Chile Than For Haiti

AP | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Chile Aid, Chile Relief, Chile Haiti, Giving Fatigue, Hope for Haiti, Wyclef Jean Haiti Earthquake, US-Chile-Aid, Chile Earthquake Relief, Chile Haiti Earthquake, Chile Earthquake, Wyclef Jean, Impact News

The earthquake that devastated Haiti back in January inspired one of the most impressive outpourings of international support in history. The massive ...

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Yele Haiti Gets Miniscule Portion Of 'Hope For Haiti' Money

Gawker | John Cook | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Wyclef Jean Yele Haiti, Wyclef Hope for Haiti Telethon, Wyclef Jean Haiti Telethon, Wyclef Jean, George Clooney Wyclef Jean, Yele Haiti, George Clooney Hope for Haiti, Wyclef Jean Hope for Haiti, Wyclef Hope for Haiti, Wyclef Jean Haiti, Hope for Haiti Telethon, George Clooney Haiti Telethon, George Clooney Telethon, George Clooney, Impact News

Yele Haiti, Wyclef Jean's troubled charity, will get just $1 million, or 2.8%, of the more than $35 million raised so far by the Hope for Haiti Teleth...

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The Biggest Spending Race In America Is Underway! (Well, Sort Of)

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Ebay, Bob White, Meg Whitman, California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Goldman Sachs, Steve Poizner, Scott Brown, Ace Smith, Nascar, Gavin Newsom, Pete Wilson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Steve Westly, Mitt Romney, Wyclef Jean, Sarah Palin, Jason Kinney, Gale Kaufman, Roger Salazar, Phil Angelides, Ron Burkle, John McCain, Mike Murphy, Fringe, The Observer, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Gray Davis, Politics News
William Bradley

With billionaire Meg Whitman spending like a Russian oligarch, it's inevitable that the race for California governor will be the most expensive in the country.

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We Are The World, Haiti (VIDEO): New Version For Haiti Earthquake Victims

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jonas Brothers, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Nicole Scherzinger, Kanye West, Janet Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Port Au Prince, Barbara Streisand, Fergie, We Are the World Video, We Are the World, Music, Josh Groban, Wyclef Jean, Video, Celine Dion, Jeff Bridges, Haiti Earthquake, We Are the World Remake, Justin Beiber, Snoop Dogg, #Haitiearthquake, We Are the World 2010, We Are the World Haiti, Hollywood, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES (AP)- The revamped "We Are the World" made its world premiere Friday during NBC's coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympic...

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The Power of One

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: One Young World, Wyclef Jean, Haiti, Home News
Marian Salzman

There were so many high points of this week's One Young World summit, which brought nearly 1,000 young people from around the world together in London...

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Donna Karan, Mary J. Blige, and Andre Harrell: For the Love of Haiti

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Russell Simmons, Donna Karan, Mary J. Blige, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Mark Hyman, Whoopi Goldberg, Oscar De La Renta, Andre Balazc, Robert De Niro, Partners in Health, Urban Zen, Standard Hotel, Andre Harrell, Wyclef Jean, Gayle King, Carolina Herrera, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Anna Wintour, Help for Haiti, Impact News
Alison Rose Levy

The Hope Help & Relief Haiti benefit on Monday followed Donna Karan's lead: "Let's join together as a community to help the Haitians rebuild their communities. Dreams can come true."

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'We Are the World' Rerecorded For Haiti

AP | SOLVEJ SCHOU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Natalie Cole, Jeff Bridges, LL Cool J, Celine Dion, Haiti Earthquake, Vince Vaughn, Music, Toni Braxton, Usher, Barbra Streisand, Katharine McPhee, Will.I.Am, Harry Connick Jr., We Are the World, Wyclef Jean, Justin Bieber, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The charity anthem "We Are the World" has been rerecorded by 80 artists who came together in the same Hollywood studio where the o...

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'Hope For Haiti' Brings In $57 Million

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Hope for Haiti, Hope for Haiti Telethon, Yele Haiti, Hope for Haiti Now, Red Cross, Partners in Health, Wyclef Jean Haiti Earthquake, Oxfam America, United Nations World Food Programme, World Food Programme, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Unicef, Wyclef Jean, George Clooney, Impact News

Friday's 'Hope For Haiti' telethon, organized by George Clooney and broadcast across nearly every major network, raised over $57 million in phone, onl...

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Wyclef Jean Admits 'Mistakes,' Foundation Gets New Accountants

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Yele Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Wyclef Jean, Haiti, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The foundation of Wyclef Jean said Friday it has hired a new accounting firm after the Haitian-born rapper acknowledged the organizati...

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Hope For Haiti: Hollywood Unites For Haiti Earthquake Telethon

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Clint Eastwood, Telethon, Madonna, Beyonce, Wyclef Jean, George Clooney, John Mayer, Hope for Haiti Now, Sheryl Crow, Matt Damon, John Legend, Haiti Earthquake, #Hopeforhaiti, Hope for Haiti, Hollywood, Impact News

Click here to watch the Hope For Haiti Telethon. Visit Hopeforhaiti.org to donate. NEW YORK — Though the all-star telethon was titled "Hope for...

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Wyclef Jean's $100K Performance Fee Too Expensive For Fundraiser, Reports Gawker

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Yele Haiti, Yele Haiti Allegations, Wyclef Jean Haiti, Wyclef Jean Performance Fee, Yele Haiti Foundation, Wyclef Jean Haiti Earthquake, Wyclef Jean, Impact News

A planned fundraiser for Wyclef Jean's charity in 2006 was canceled in part because Jean's personal $100,000 performance fee made the event too expens...

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'Hope For Haiti' Telethon Live Streaming On HuffPost

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Shakira, Haiti Relief, Hope for Haiti, Oxfam Haiti, Anderson Cooper, Oxfam, American Red Cross Haiti, George Clooney, George Clooney Haiti Telethon, Anderson Cooper Haiti, Haiti Donations, Wyclef Jean, Haiti Telethon, Red Cross, Yele Haiti, Funds Raised for Haiti, George Clooney Haiti, World Food Programme, Haiti Aid, American Red Cross, Hope for Haiti Telethon, Impact News

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE HOPE FOR HAITI LIVESTREAM On Friday, January 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Reli...

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Haiti Telethon Video: Livestream And Twitter Updates

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, one of the largest and most widely broadcast telethons in history, will be streamed live o...

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No "Hope for Haiti" Without Justice

Mark Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Clooney, Bill Clinton, George HW Bush, Bono, Sting, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Hope for Haiti, Obama, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, World News
Mark Levine

The present-day concentration of urban poverty in Haiti, which led to millions of people living in the ramshackle slums that literally disintegrated during the earthquake, owe their origins to policies of economic liberalization.

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Global Aid Pours into Haiti

Yasamin Beitollahi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Partners in Health, Virgin Atlantic, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Msf, Unicef, Habitat for Humanity, Tweet Challenge, Twitter, Alyssa Milano, Charity Navigator, The International Rescue Committee, Direct Relief, Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Oxfam, Meds & Food for Kids, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, Feed the Children, Yele Haiti, Doctors Without Borders, William J. Clinton Foundation, SMS Fundraising, American Red Cross, Lambi Fund, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, Humanitarian, Care, World Food Program, WAT-AAH!, Anderson Cooper, Livestrong, George Clooney, Cnn, Hope for Haiti Telethon, Lance Armstrong, Impact News
Yasamin Beitollahi

The international outpouring of help displays humanity's better angels -- a global sense of grief and sympathy.

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Wyclef Jean: Don't Bother Me, I'm Perfect

Jeff Norman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Red Cross, Youtube, American Red Cross, Earthquake, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Wyclef Jean, World News, Yéle, Entertainment News
Jeff Norman

Wyclef Jean's defensive and amateurish video response to legitimate questions about his NGO, Yele Haiti, suggests that doubts about the charity are well-founded.

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How to Help Haiti?

Karin Friederic | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Yele Haiti, Haiti Relief, Chelsea Clinton, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Haiti Relief Organizations, International Aid, Wyclef Jean, Los Angeles News
Karin Friederic

Ask not only how to help, or where to pledge support, but what is it that you want to help with, and is that possible?

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Wyclef Jean Press Conference VIDEO: Musician Tears Up, Defends Yele Haiti

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Yele Haiti, Wyclef Jean Statement, Wyclef Jean Press Conference, Yele Haiti Foundation, Wyclef Jean, Wyclef Press Conference, Wyclef in Tears, Video, Impact News

Wyclef Jean became emotional toward the end of his press conference today, in response to criticism that his organization, Yele Haiti, hasn't been com...

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Celebrities Support Haiti Relief In Surprising Ways

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Olivia Wilde Haiti, Lindsay Lohan, Haiti Relief, Wyclef Jean, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Celebrity Haiti Relief, Lindsay Lohan Haiti, Natalie Portman, Natalie Portman Haiti, Tila Tequila, Celebrity Haiti, Entertainment News

Many celebrities have spoken out for relief in Haiti, some more eloquently than others. Natalie Portman has posted a call for support on the website...

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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: India, Aterciopelados, Summer Olympics Beijing 2008, U.N. Department of Public Information, Emmanuel Jal, U.N. Day Concert 2009 a Tribute to Peacekeeping, Humanitarian, Shankhar Mahadevan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, The War Against War, Angelique Kidjo, Cnn International, Jayashri Wyatt, Sierra Leone, Global Citizens, Wyclef Jean, Lauren Saffa, U.N. Secretary General, Norway, Lang Lang, Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative, Earth Wind and Fire, Xian Song & Dance Troupe, Africa, Zahir Hussain, Senegal, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cotonou, U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operation, Oslo, Education Sans Mutilation, Wikipedia, Rwanda, Melissa Etheridge, Sting, South Asia, Berlin Philharmonic, Entwined Twins, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Pakistan, Isha Sesay, Culture Project, You Are Not Alone, Amnesty International, Blood Diamond, Shrinivas Uppalapu, Julianne Hoffenberg, John Mahavishnu McLaughlin, Benin, New York, Junoon, Barack Obama, Time 100, Colombia, Killing Me Softly, Ghatam, The First Time Ever, General Assembly, Salman Ahmad, Fisher Stevens, Interfaith Dialogue, Thought Leaders, Steven Lawrence, China, Bbc, Allan Buchman, National Geographic, Day-O, United Nations, Jim Luce, Harry Belafonte, Paris, Injustice, Vienna Philharmonic, Sudan, She Mama Africa, Selvaganesh Vinayakaram, Malaika, Cancion Protesta, John Lee, Sister Fa, Samir Chatterjee, Blue Helmets, Roberta Flack Singing, War Child Film, Berlin, Grammy-Award, Mridangam, Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Nile Rodgers, Indi-Jazz Fusion, Afghanistan, Kanjira, Eleanor Roosevelt, Freedom of Expression Award, Nobel Peace Prize, We Are the World, Alain Le Roy, God Grew Tired of US, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, The Price of Silence, Two Sheps That Pass., Female Genital Mutilation, Emma McCune, Orphans International Worldwide, Haiti, New York Times, U.N. Peacekeepers, Swahili, Alicia Keys, Hutu-Tutsi Conflict, Sufi Rock, Remember Shakti, Michael Owen, USA for Africa, Haiti Earthquake, New York News
Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

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A Very Special Christmas: A Conversation with Tim Shriver, Vicki Iovine, Colbie Caillat, Carter Twins, and Mitchel Musso, Plus More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Boyz II Men, Eric Clapton, Vicki Iovine, Jeff Gold, Ashley Tisdale, Special Olympics, Gloriana, John Mellencamp, A&M Records, Dave Matthews, Sting, Interscope Records, Smashing Pumpkins, Carrie Underwood, Colbie Caillat, Bon Jovi, Wyclef Jean, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Snata Claus, Kellie Pickler, Stevie Wonder, Mitchel Musso, Kristina DeBarge, Chris Cornell, Home Alone, Vista, Jerry Moss, Sgt. Shriver, Vanessa Hudgens, B.B. King, The Peace Corps, Tracy Chapman, Tim Shriver, Madonna, Bobby Shriver, Mary J. Blige, Sean Kingston, Patti Smith, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Alison Moyet, Herb Alpert, Rich Frankel, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, Run-D.M.C., The Pretenders, Eunice Shriver, Macy Gray, Jimmy Iovine, The Carter Twins, U2, No Doubt, Bryan Adams, Keith Herring, Dido, Bruce Springsteen, Charice, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Six years later, the newest installment of the series passes the torch to a younger stable of artists who, along with series initiator Vicki Iovine and Timothy Shriver, shared their thoughts about the album.

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After the Earthquake, We Must Address Millions of Social Tremors

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Yele Haiti, Congress, Military, Haiti Earthquake, Red Cross, Hurricane Rita, Volunteer, President Obama, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, World News
Christine Pelosi

Ultimately the true measure of a natural disaster is not just in the havoc wrought by mother nature but in the social justice performed with the better angels of human nature.

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Voicing Haiti: Edwidge Danticat

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Older Women, MacArthur Genius Grant, Tsunami, Partners in Health, Haiti Diaspora, Red Cross, Wyclef Jean, Donors, Poets, Yele Haiti, Edwidge Danticat, Felix Morriseau-Leroy, Poetry Friday, PEN World Voices, World News
Laura Baudo Sillerman

As we all shudder through news of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, we've also been hearing from the literary voices, that for many of us, first brought Haiti alive.

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