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Wyclef Calls Haiti’s Situation An ‘Apocalypse’

Singer tells Fox News that his native country is in a state of emergency. By Gil Kaufman A day after rushing to Haiti to help with recovery efforts following Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 earthquake , Wyclef Jean told Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer that the situation on the ground is dire. Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com “This is apocalypse,” said Jean during a special report with Bret Baier about the utter destruction of the capital city of Port-Au-Prince, where first responders were struggling to deal with the reported thousands trapped under mounds of rubble from the worst earthquake to hit the impoverished Caribbean nation in two centuries.

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Climate Change’s Bad Lieutenants, Barack and Hillary: Bustin’ Down Doors

Wow. Talk about burying the lede

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Climate Change’s Bad Lieutenants, Barack and Hillary: Bustin’ Down Doors

Stevie Wonder To Become UN Messenger

Legendary singer Stevie Wonder is set to become a United Nations Messenger of Peace. The 59-year-old star has been recognized by the UN for his philanthropic work with several charities. The UN’s Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has said that Wonder is ‘admired by millions of people and has given back to millions of people’.

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Officials press Obama’s Afghan strategy; Build and withdraw

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the nation’s top military officer laid out a muscular defense of President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning, but senators of both parties objected to major parts of the new strategy.

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White House Makes Case for Afghan Plan

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s top cabinet officers went before skeptical members of Congress on Wednesday to argue his case for a rapid build-up of troops in Afghanistan, followed by withdrawals beginning in 2011.

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Healthcare bill can start saving lives within 90 days of enactment

I have decided to take on the task of reading the health care bill.

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Healthcare bill can start saving lives within 90 days of enactment

Scoring Sunday’s Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend

If love is a battlefield, and weddings are your infantry missions, Phyllis Nefler is Sherman, burning up the NYT’s Weddings & Celebrations . Well, she just earned her Downfall meme: we’ve found our first weddings trend.

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Scoring Sunday’s Nuptials: Gawker Weddings and Their First Wedding Conspiracy Trend

Nicole Richie, Joel Madden Try to Explain Baby Name

Proud parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have debuted their little boy, Sparrow, to the world this week.

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Charlize Theron’s Stylish T-Shirt Collaboration for Charity

The $42 shirts “capture the spirit of South Africa and give everyone a way to help,” she says

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Hillary Clinton Won’t Run for President Again

The Secretary of State minces no words: ‘I’m looking forward to retirement’

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