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As It Happens for Monday, February 8, 2010 * Haiti: Women & Rape * FTR: Liberia Haiti Concert * Charles Taylor Winner * Ukraine Election * Tea Party Colorado Springs * Aging Genes * Combat Christians

Aftershocks. Nearly a month after the earthquake in Haiti, the women who survived face an increased threat of violence. "Boy In The Moon"'s place in the sun. Ian Brown wins the Charles Taylor Prize for telling the story of his son Walker -- who can't tell his own story. Residents of Colorado Springs throw everything into uncertainty, by collectively agreeing not to pay their taxes. And...British scientists look to genetics to find out why some people seem to age faster than others.

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My goodness, McGuinness. There's a new power-sharing deal for Northern Ireland -- and Martin McGuinness explains how it will work. Into the jaws of debt. An economist tells us about the high stakes of the G-7 finance summit --and we're all arrears. The dealing is mutual. We'll talk to International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan about an agreement to ease those controversial "Buy America" restrictions.

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We've got the whole Hans and his world. Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix would have a lot to tell the U.K.'s Iraq Inquiry -- but he tells us instead. Comedy equals tragedy plus Armando Ianucci. The Oscar-nominated Scottish writer-director of the political satire "In The Loop" shares his view of the inquiry so far. Women and children first. Examining why -- and how -- the Prime Minister intends to put maternal and child health at the top of the G-8 agenda

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Swiss miss. Switzerland's Supreme Court reluctantly rules that "Baby Doc" Duvalier can claim millions of dollars -- but its government vows to block the transaction. Shoot first -- answer questions later. The police officer who killed eighteen-year-old Fredy Villanueva appears at a coroner's inquest in Montreal. And...stolen basses. Halifax musicians are especially high-strung when a wave of instrument thefts leaves performers out of a jam.

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Short, not sweet. Today, Britain's former international development secretary gave scathing testimony at the Iraq Inquiry -- and tonight, Clare Short answers our inquiries. No longer keeping their stories straight. American military bigwigs decide that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is on its way out -- which means American soldiers will be, too

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The island of lost children. A group of American Baptists is arrested in Haiti -- and accused of trying to smuggle children out of the country. The dogs of horror. A Saskatchewan community demands action after a ten-year-old boy is mauled by roaming animals. A pilgrimage cut brutally short. A suicide bomber kills more than forty people on a religious journey in Baghdad.

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Nowhere man. The Supreme Court overturns a lower court decision, and leaves Omar Khadr's fate in the hands of the Canadian government. Much ado about "I do". In a trial that could have repercussions across the U.S., two couples challenge California's ban on same-sex marriage. The sins of the humans shall be visited upon the sun. Sure, we've goofed up the atmosphere -- but we'll fix it by applying a planet-wide layer of sunblock.

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"Rye" observations. Adam Gopnik pays tribute to the late J.D. Salinger -- the incredible vanishing author of The Catcher In The Rye. The Blair essentials. Britain's inquiry into the Iraq War prepares for its highest-profile guest: former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Softening a militant stance. A growing consensus that success in Afghanistan may mean negotiating with the Taliban.

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The healing and the hurt. A nurse from Newfoundland recounts his wrenching experience tending to those wounded in the earthquake in Haiti. General discontent. Sri Lanka's former army chief finds his hotel surrounded by military troops after he contests his loss in the country's presidential election. Remember the Black Sabbath and keep it holy. British head-bangers devote themselves to getting heavy metal recognized as an official religion.

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Hope springs maternal. Nicole Antoine overcomes tragedy and bureaucracy in Haiti to bring her mother home with her to Canada. Merger most foul. When Ticketmaster comes together with LiveNation, critics see a marriage made in hell. At long last, a warm reception. A search-and-rescue technician tells us about saving a hunter from his three-day ordeal on an ice floe.

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Building consensus. Reconstruction is on the agenda at an international summit in Montreal -- but a feasible plan hasn't yet been assembled. Lost and found. The friend of a police officer killed in Haiti celebrates Sergeant Mark Gallagher's legacy -- and adopts more than a positive outlook. The bishop's mandate. Brian Dunn takes over as bishop of the troubled diocese of Antigonish -- and he's got the Lord's work cut out for him.

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Too good for their own good. The Lancet medical journal issues a scathing editorial, criticizing aid agencies in Haiti for their self-interest. The leader of the free world is about to get very expensive. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that corporations can spend as much as they want to influence federal elections. For richer and for smarter. A new study shows that American women are increasingly better-paid and better-educated than their husbands.

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Documenting disaster. In Jacmel, southern Haiti, students at a film school record the aftermath of the earthquake. The funniest serious writer in Canada. Author Paul Quarrington -- who conjured up Las Vegas magicians, aged hockey players, and washed-up rock stars -- dies at the age of fifty-six. Giving chancellor a piece. The new bishop of Antigonish automatically becomes the chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University -- and some students aren't happy.

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Deal or ordeal. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tells us what the government is doing to help Canadians bring their relatives from Haiti. Brown, bagging it. Massachusetts elects its first Republican senator in thirty-eight years -- and Scott Brown isn't good news for President Obama. Leaving "us" out of "stimulus". With time running out, Canada still has no special deal with the U.S. on its "Buy American" policy.

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Darkness in the City of the Sun. Montreal reporter Sue Montgomery takes us to the shattered heart of Haiti's Cité Soleil. She can't go home again. A Haitian-Canadian woman loses her sisters, but finds her mother -- only to find she can't return to Canada with her. Love over and over. Linda Ronstadt remembers a Canadian music legend -- the late folk hero Kate McGarrigle.

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An election in ruins. René St. Fort had planned to campaign for Haiti's presidency; instead, he's hard at work amid the wreckage of an earthquake. Time is of the essence. But Haiti's head of mission for Médécins-sans-Frontières describes the essential frustration of endless delays. No news is unbearable news. A journalist with a Haitian radio station in Montreal was overwhelmed with calls from listeners seeking lost family -- even as he waited to hear about his own.

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Come hell and no water. A Red Cross worker in Port-au-Prince tells us about the desperate situation in the ruined capital. State of the donation. With aid money pouring in, the U.N.'s former Head of Mission in Haiti wants to ensure it's all accounted for. And...lobe's labour's lost. Diego Maradona owes Italy fifty-million dollars in unpaid taxes, so Italian authorities yank the jewellery out of his ears, and put it up for bids.

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Shattered city. An aid worker gives us an eyewitness view of the devastation in Port-au-Prince. Faulty wiring. They didn't know when -- but scientists warned Haitian officials that a powerful earthquake would hit. Providing shelter, without reservations. A Quebec hotelier gives survivors sanctuary just southwest of Haiti's ruined capital.

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An unimaginable catastrophe. Port-au-Prince is in a state of chaos after a devastating earthquake wreaks havoc in Haiti. Struggling to help among the ruins. An aid worker in the ravaged city tells us about the obstacles she and her colleagues are facing. Long-distance dedication. Seeking information and hoping to help, ex-pats inundate a Haitian radio station in Montreal with calls.

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Boycotting the straight and narrow. Dissatisfied with the scope of an inquest into Ashley Smith's death, her parents announce they won't take part. Nom de guerre. Religious tensions ignite in Malaysia, when Christians fight for the right to refer to God as "Allah". The needle and the damage done. Scottish authorities raise alarms after a number of heroin users die from anthrax poisoning.

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