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To: combjelly who wrote (544619)	1/18/2010 12:05:09 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576990

Yep. Nation building is fine when a Democrat does it.

To: combjelly who wrote (544619)	1/18/2010 3:20:57 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576990

Haiti devastation exposes shoddy construction By Ayesha Bhatty BBC News, London Experts say it is no surprise that shoddy construction contributed to the level of destruction in Haiti following Tuesday's earthquake. But the scale of the disaster has shed new light on the problem in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Tens of thousands are feared dead after being crushed by buildings that collapsed. Scores more remain trapped under the rubble. "It's sub-standard construction," says London-based architect John McAslan, who has been working on a project linked to the Clinton Global Initiative in the country. "There aren't any building codes as we would recognise them," he added. Mr McAslan says most buildings are made of masonry - bricks or construction blocks - which tend to perform badly in an earthquake. read more..... news.bbc.co.uk