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Obama In Haiti

Obama In Haiti

US First Lady Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to Haiti, her first, on April 13 2012.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden landed in Port-au-Prince Haiti before continuing to Mexico.

Obama and Biden spent several hours in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, visiting projects set up in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January.

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Haiti - Flooded Tent City After The Rain

Haiti - Flooded Tent City After The Rain

This is what a tent city in Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince looks like after a heavy rain.

Photo: presstv.ir

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USA Money dollar bill

USA Money dollar bill

They call it green back, here is a photo of the United States one-dollar bill.

The words written on it are in Haiti Creole

Lew blayi nan posh mwen gen sekirite nan kay la
sevre depi-w antre nan kay la, sevre bagay yo chanje

Once I have you in my pocket I feel safe
It's true when I have you in my pocession everything changes.

This from the song CESAR by System Band

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The US Dollar, Some Haitians Call it 'Caesar'

The US Dollar, Some Haitians Call it 'Caesar'

The US Dollar has many names. There is a Haitian compas song by System Band that hails it "CESAR" French for Ceasar!

Look closely at this picture of the US One Dollar bill and you will see the written on it in Haiti Creole:

Lew blayi nan posh mwen gen sekirite nan kay la
sevre depi-w antre nan kay la, sevre bagay yo chanje!

Whenever you are in my pocket I feel safe. It is true, whenever you are around, everything changes.

This from the song CESAR by System Band

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Haiti Earthquake - Highway in Leogane Split open

Haiti Earthquake - Highway in Leogane Split open

Route Nationale #2 in Leogane Haiti is severely cracked adter the earthquake in Haiti

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Earthquake in Haiti

Earthquake in Haiti

More than 217,000 people were killed in the Republic of Haiti when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck on January 12, 2010

For Haiti Earthquake relief efforts visit:
haiti911.com

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Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell brought many big names to help Haiti in her Feb 2010 Fashion for Relief event.

Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief runway show took place in Bryant Park in New York to help raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Chris Brown, Kelly Osbourne, Donna Karan and Helena Christensen all walked the catwalk for the charity event, which raised funds for CARE.

Naomi Campbell is an English supermodel of Jamaican descent. Naomi Campbell was born in Streatham, London, England.

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Nicolas Sarkozy, First French President to Visit Haiti

Nicolas Sarkozy, First French President to Visit Haiti

On 17 Feb 2010, French President Nicolas Sarkozy became the very first President of France to visit Haiti since slave revolt in 1804.

This first visit ever by a French president to Haiti, once his nation's richest colony, lasted four-and-a-half hours.

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Earthquake in Haiti - Haitian Flag - Collapsed University

Earthquake in Haiti - Haitian Flag - Collapsed University

A Haitian flag sits on the rubble of the university of applied languages where 175 students died on Jan. 12 during the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.

The January 12th earthquake
leveled most of the major higher education institutions in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.

Original photo: AP/Ramon Espinosa

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Earthquake in Cap Haitien

Earthquake in Cap Haitien

There was a small earthquake overnight in Cap Haitien the night of Feb 15 2009

(This is a photo of barriere-bouteilles, Outside of Cap-Haitien)

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