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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Sarah Palin Arrives in Haiti With Mercy

Sarah Palin arrived in Haiti as part of a brief humanitarian mission in an impoverished nation struggling to overcome post-election violence and a cholera epidemic with Mercy Mission.

The 2008 vice-presidential candidate was a guest of Rev. Franklin Graham, whose aid group works in the impoverished country. Haiti is facing a brutal cholera epidemic while struggling with an electoral crisis and reconstruction from the January earthquake.

Associated Press television journalists saw Palin talking with foreign aid workers. She wore cargo pants, a T-shirt and sunglasses on her first trip outside the United States since speaking to investors in Hong Kong last year. That speech was also closed to the media.

Palin's visit comes amid a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people and sickened more than 96,000 others.

This week the country was rocked by riots following the announcement of preliminary results from the Nov. 28 presidential election, which eliminated a popular carnival singer from a run-off in favour of the government-backed candidate.

source : http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/11/world/main7141276.shtml

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