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		<title>Washington Post Profiles Patrick Gaspard</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2010/01/19/washington-post-profiles-patrick-gaspard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Gaspard, the highest-ranking Haitian American in the Obama administration, has quietly assumed the role of liaison to distraught Haitian American leaders, even as his job requires him to focus on Tuesday's crucial Massachusetts special election, upon which hangs President Obama's health-care overhaul and much of the domestic agenda for the foreseeable future.
….
Gaspard, a soft-spoken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apocalypse revisits Haiti</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2010/01/19/apocalypse-revisits-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damage to the Country’s Political and Economic Infrastructure Enormous, Yet Haiti Can Rise Again from the Rubble
Statement of Haitian-Americans United for Progress, reprinted with permission from www.haupinc.org
New York, January 14, 2009 – Haiti suffered a major blow when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital city and several other cities to south and west [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Quake: A Personal Note and a Professional Request</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2010/01/18/haiti-quake-a-personal-note-and-a-professional-request/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
Since the magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Haiti with devastating force, many have expressed sorrow for the dead, and the physically and the emotionally traumatized. They have also asked themselves what can be done for immediate relatives and friends as well as for the country as a whole. Many have been shocked into paralysis, simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am Haiti too!</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/07/06/i-am-haiti-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six months of meticulous research, planning, preparation, coordination, partnerships and team building led to an exceptionally well-organized and fruitful conference under the able hands of the Jean Robert Cadet Restavec Foundation and The Maurice Sixto Foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Borders First, Legalization Second?</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/30/obama-borders-first-legalization-second/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform at the press conference marking his first 100 days in office. He laid out the case for legalization in a forthright manner, stating that a broken immigration system is: 
&#34;not good for American workers. It's dangerous for Mexican would-be workers who are trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York City Council Adopts Unanimously Resolution Urging TPS for Haitians</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/27/new-york-city-council-adopts-unanimously-resolution-urging-tps-for-haitians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The New York City Council adopted by a vote of 51-0 a resolution urging Congress to pass legislation granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian nationals in the United States. The unanimous vote in favor of Resolution 1595, introduced by Haitian-American Council member Mathieu Eugene, is the latest to reflect a growing sentiment across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Prime Minister: Time for a New Paradigm</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/14/haiti-prime-minister-time-for-a-new-paradigm/</link>
		<comments>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/14/haiti-prime-minister-time-for-a-new-paradigm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DONORS’ CONFERENCE
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2009
Michèle Duvivier PIERRE-LOUIS
Prime Minister of Haiti
I would like to begin by thanking all those who have made this conference possible. I want to extend special thanks to President Moreno who has agreed to host this gathering, which publicized its importance and mobilized the Inter-American Development Bank’s staff to that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Clinton: “Haiti is on a brink”</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/14/secretary-clinton-haiti-is-on-a-brink/</link>
		<comments>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/14/secretary-clinton-haiti-is-on-a-brink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why should countries in the Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East and Asia offer assistance to Haiti in the midst of a global economic downturn (inaudible)? Because what happens in Haiti affects far beyond the Caribbean and even the region. This small nation of 9 million people is on a brink. It is on a brink of either moving forward with the help of the collective community or falling further back. And it, as well as this region, will be shaped to a large extent by the decisions that we make. ]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Seeks “New Paradigm of Cooperation”</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/13/haiti-seeks-new-paradigm-of-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/13/haiti-seeks-new-paradigm-of-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ At a meeting of donors in Washington, DC, Haitian government leaders will seek to establish a “new paradigm of cooperation.” Why?
In spite of the manifest good will and the continued work on both parts, the Government does not fine in the provided aid the necessary resources to execute its program of action in favor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning Haiti Around</title>
		<link>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/08/turning-haiti-around/</link>
		<comments>http://jmcstrategies.com/2009/04/08/turning-haiti-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn McCalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As noted in previous posts, Paul Collier’s name is becoming more common in Haiti’s elite and international circles. Why? His recent proposal for turning Haiti around has been heralded by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as Haiti’s last best hope. President René Préval used the occasion of a recent visit to the US to talk [...]]]></description>
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