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Maddow: Romney donations may be useless to Red Cross
Rachel Maddow dedicated a portion of Tuesday night’s program to discussing the plan by former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)’s presidential campaign to solicit donations of canned goods and other supplies for the Red Cross in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and how they ultimately may end up being more bother…
U.S. blood supply dips to ‘emergency’ level: Red Cross
WASHINGTON — The blood supply maintained by the US Red Cross has fallen to “emergency levels” as donations have ebbed due in part to an early warm weather spell, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. “The current blood supply is at extremely low levels,” Red Cross spokeswoman Stephanie Millian told AFP.…
Red Cross suspends aid in Pakistan after worker’s murder
The Red Cross on Thursday suspended most of its aid projects in Pakistan and recalled foreign staff to the capital, following the brutal murder of a British worker. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it had suspended activities run from the southern port city of Karachi and…
‘Years’ for Japan communities to rebuild: Red Cross
Communities in Japan destroyed by the tsunami are years away from being righted, the Red Cross warned Friday, with many of the displaced stuck in temporary housing for a long time to come. “What has been achieved in a year is extraordinary,” Patrick Fuller, communications manager for the International Federation…
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