| Cuba Figures Prominently in Summit of the Americas Opener President Barack Obama calls for new beginning between US, Cuba after flurry of statements from US, Cuban officials on possibility of direct talks between two long-estranged nations voanews.com |
Cocaine King's Hippo Gunned Down in Colombia Hippo survived for two years after escaping from Pablo Escobar's zoo voanews.com |
Washington Memo: Man’s World at White House? No Harm, No Foul, Aides Say President Obama called criticism over an all-male basketball game “bunk,” and points out that he is surrounded by strong women both at home and in his administration. feeds.nytimes.com |
Text of President Obama’s Remarks Here are President Obama’s remarks Wednesday morning on the earthquake in Haiti and rescue efforts, as released by the White House. feeds.nytimes.com |
A Parish Tested: Haitian New Yorkers Hold On to Their Hope At SS. Joachim and Anne, a largely Haitian Roman Catholic parish in Queens Village, church and school officials worried and tried to console the families there. feeds.nytimes.com |