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...cited the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean as an example of people from various backgrounds coming together to help each other...
...original version of this article contained a quote by Kevin Mulcahy, a political science professor at Louisiana State University, that "Almost all of the states that Senator Obama won on Tsunami Tuesday were caucus states." In fact, Obama won seven primary states and six caucus states on February...
...exposed - involving foreigners from as far away as the U.S. and U.K flying in for transplants, Indians are sadly all too familiar with organ rackets. In 2007, police in southern India uncovered an illegal kidney trade involving fishermen whose jobs had been destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A massive transplant ring in Punjab was also uncovered in 2003. Police there believe at least 30 of the donors, who as in this latest case were poor, illiterate workers promised riches for their organs and bused in to be operated on, died, despite promises that they would receive excellent post-operation...
With 22 states holding their primaries and caucuses on February 5's "Tsunami Tuesday," the presidential candidates now find themselves not only campaigning across the country, but also trying to win the support of the different ethnic communities that can deliver a bloc of votes...
...then, at long last, comes the moment in the G.O.P. race - Super Tuesday, or Tsunami Tuesday, as it has been christened this year - that is supposed to winnow the field and bring some clarity...