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...recollects its government, and revamps its economy. This extended recovery mission will require a team committed for the long haul as well as a multilateral approach that spreads responsibility amongst all members of the world community. For these reasons, the United Nations is the organization best suited to coordinate relief efforts and rebuild the Haitian state...
...appeal of a U.N. led rescue and recovery mission lies in its implication of multilateralism and political neutrality. As an association of nations, the U.N. must lead a global response to a severe disaster. All member nations would contribute to the U.N. relief effort, creating multilateral engagement that will foster a much greater sense of respect and credibility than any unilateral response could generate. A unilateral mission could be looked upon with suspicion. The U.N. is a politically neutral body without any personal, economic, or political ambitions, making its involvement the most palatable to all nations...
...denounces the American response. In fact, we commend our fellow citizens for their swift and passionate contributions to Haiti. Nearly half of all Americans have donated to the rescue mission—certainly a laudable achievement. Our government also deserves recognition for its coordination of multifaceted relief efforts. Without a doubt, the U.S. has rendered Haiti and the world, a great service with its outpouring...
Proceeds from soda sales at Qdoba will go to Haiti relief efforts. For the entire month of January, the restaurant will donate one dollar to the International Red Cross for every large soda purchased...
...doubts about a new bureaucracy. After health care, that's a price the Administration is now willing to pay. It's no coincidence that the day before Obama announced his latest push to crack down on big banks, his confidants David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett met with Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog Elizabeth Warren, the intellectual mother of the consumer agency and the most prominent populist advocate for financial reform. "They made it very clear that Wall Street needs to stop acting like nothing has changed," Warren told TIME...