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News Minute: Haiti, Health Care, Arenas’ Plea

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Posted on Jan 15, 2010
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In this brief news update, The Associated Press reports about the status of relief efforts in Haiti and the latest in the ongoing saga of health care reform in Washington. In other news from our nation’s capital, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleads guilty to a felony gun charge.

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By Jacob, January 18, 2010 at 7:11 am Link to this comment
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The hate has nothing to do with Plutocracy. I didn’t encourage that anyone donate
funds to occupying lands outside of America nor to Pat Robertson. If you’d click
the links and read the content therein you’d know what is “with the hate” and that
your money probably went to concert venues and Wyclef’s lodging, not to food or
medical supplies for earthquake relief victims.

Donate to Doctors without Borders or Oxfam or a charity that actually reports
where its money goes because they have nothing to hide, unlike Wyclef.

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By grumpynyker, January 17, 2010 at 8:55 am Link to this comment
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What’s with the hate against Wyclef John’s yele.org?
The plutocrats don’t want competition in the charity
hustle?  At least he is doing something to help his
fellow Haitians.  I donated money to his organization
to help plant trees since the four hurricanes and the
mudslide.  Americans should NOT donate to the Red Cross
or Operation Blessing(Marion “Pat” Robertson’s sham
charity).  Forgo one week of occupying
Iraq/Afghanistan/Pakistan or one month subsidizing
Israel, and direct the funds to Haiti.

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By bogglesthemind, January 16, 2010 at 1:14 pm Link to this comment

Hey, jhonywillsh

Good luck with that.  Personally, I don’t think you have a prayer, if ya know what i mean.

By the way, i was sent by god to tell you that.  Really!

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By Jacob, January 15, 2010 at 2:56 pm Link to this comment
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Wyclef Jean’s charity organization does not give money to its intended recipients. The charity attempts to cover up its neglect by not filing, and it has neglected to file so often that it’s been dissolved multiple times. When it does file its expenses, it’s been made clear that the money does not go to victims of earthquakes, etc. It goes to his living expenses and to concerts to augment his star status.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0115102wyclef1.html

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0114102wyclef1.html?link=rssfeed

http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=67790

Please discourage people from donating their hard-earned money to this sham of a charity.

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