Monday, December 20, 2010

Overnight links for December 20th

The Pan American Heath Organization is getting ready to begin cholera vaccinations in Haiti. Jane Sutton from the Scotland Herald says that the PAHO still needs to raise more money to manufacture more vaccine before they begin.   

The latest U.S. Census Bureau numbers show that the Muncie, Indiana area has a higher level of poverty than state or even national levels. Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star Press looks into the reasons why poverty is so high for this rural area. 

Canada will soon be withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. The country is beginning to talk about how they continue to help human rights in Afghanistan after the troops are gone. From the Globe and Mail, writer Sarah Smiles Persinger examines the new debate.   

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