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• Ga Tech Professors, Students Gauge Debris Cleanup in Haiti
  A team of researchers and students from Georgia Tech just returned from Haiti. They spent three days observing how Haitians are tackling debris clean-up. WABE's Jim Burress reports.
• Haitian Medical Evacuee Follow-up
  Within weeks of January's devastating earthquake in Haiti, a number of critically injured victims were airlifted to Atlanta-area hospitals for medical treatment. The flights wound down by the end of February. But the road to recovery for many Haitians here is just beginning. Susan Mittleman caught up with two survivors who are slowly taking the next step.
• Shelter Kits from Georgia to Help Haiti Rebuild
  Volunteers in metro Atlanta are busy assembling temporary shelter kits that will soon make their way to Haiti, where earthquake victims will use them to start rebuilding their homes. WABE's Jim Burress reports.
• Critically Injured Haitian Earthqake Victims Arrive in Atlanta
  The road to recovery for some of Haiti's most critically injured earthquake survivors is starting here, in Atlanta. As Susan Mittleman reports, there is an entire national and local operation underway to help these people and their families get the continuing care they need.
• CDC Medical Response Teams In Haiti
  One of the first disaster teams deployed from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention has returned from Haiti. Performing surgeries, setting fractures and treatment of other illnesses were the main services they provided. As WABE's Rose Scott reports the unit literally hits the ground running:
• Health Precautions Traveling To Haiti
  Now that military officials have taken control of distributing food and supplies and disaster relief efforts continue an increase in volunteers is expected to increase. If you are considering volunteering, an Emory health official says know the health risks and take precaution. WABE's Rose Scott reports:
• Georgia Businesses and Organizations Donates to Haiti Relief Efforts
  So far the monetary aid to earthquake stricken Haiti has topped the hundreds of millions of dollars from around the world...and while there's no official total of the amount of money and donated items from various businesses and organizations continues to grow. WABE's Rose Scott has this report:
• Atlantan Returns to Haiti to Help Salvation Army Relief Efforts
  After heading the Salvation Army in Haiti for six years, Ron Busroe (bus-row) returned to Atlanta a few years ago. This morning, he's back in haiti working on relief efforts there. WABE's Jim Burress reports.
• The CDC's Dr. Oliver Morgan discusses public health threats following the Haitian earthquake
  As the number of people who perished in the earthquake in Haiti increases, questions arise as to the threat to the survivors from decaying corpses and disease. Here, WABE's Steve Goss talks with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist Dr. Oliver Morgan...

• Why We've Given Less To Pakistan's Flood Victims
  Americans have given $25 million so far to help victims of Pakistan's flood disaster -- far less than the U.S. donations made in the immediate aftermath of other major disasters. Experts cite the relative lack of news coverage, attitudes toward Pakistan and the nature of the disaster itself.
• U.N. Delays Release Of Report On Congo 'Genocide'
  A leaked draft of the report accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its release was postponed so the Rwandan government, which was infuriated by the accusation, can append its comments.
• Foreign Policy: The Mobile Banking Revolution
  As recently as two years ago, mobile banking in the developing world was an object of skepticism among financial insiders. Jamie Zimmerman and Jamie Holmes of Foreign Policy explain why cell phones will do more for the developing world than laptops ever could.
• Concerns About Cholera Rise In Pakistan
  With clean drinking water scarce for millions of people in flood-ravaged parts of Pakistan, the risk of a cholera outbreak is increasing.
• Floods Devastate Niger
  The current floods in Niger have contributed to a severe hunger crisis that now affects eight million Nigeriens. It has also decimated homes, vegetation and livestock. Oxfam's humanitarian press officer Caroline Gluck discusses the disaster in the West African nation.
• Marines Need To Regain 'Maritime Soul,' Gates Says
  For the past decade, the Marine Corps has been fighting in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. doesn't need a second land Army. The Marines must be able to get ashore quickly and tackle small guerrilla wars that will be common in the coming decades.
• Declared Ineligible To Run For President Of Haiti, Wyclef Jean Plans To Appeal
  Singer Wyclef Jean has been declared ineligible to run for Haiti's presidency, presumably because he doesn't satisfy residency requirements set forth in the country's constitution. He is appealing the decision.
• Wyclef Jean’s Presidential Campaign Stalled
  Singer Wyclef Jean’s says he’ll appeal a decision by the Haitian election board, rejecting his presidential candidacy because he didn't meet the residency requirement. Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles reports on the Haitian presidential elections and the remaining candidates on the ballot.
• Miss Haiti Defends Her Post
  As Haiti decides who will stand in its upcoming presidential race, another Haitian representative takes her country’s cause to the world stage tonight. Miss Haiti, Sarodj Bertin, the first Miss Haiti in 22 years, talks about participating in the 2010 Miss Universe competition. Bertin also discusses criticisms that she is too wealthy and light-skinned to represent Haiti.