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2010: The Year Sarah Palin Became Queen of All Media

Move on over, Oprah. There's a new media queen in town. In a feat that may have seemed impossible at the conclusion of 2009, Sarah Palin became an even more visible national personality in 2010. After she and Republican presidential nominee John McCain lost the 2008 election by some 8 million votes to Barack Obama and...

Denis McDonough, Obama's New Deputy National Security Adviser: 5 Key Facts

(Oct. 22) -- President Barack Obama announced today that he has appointed Denis McDonough as the next deputy national security adviser. McDonough will report to Tom Donilon, who takes over from outgoing the national security adviser, retired Gen. James Jones. Surge Desk has compiled the following facts about McDonough,...

Clintons Will Have a Big Say in Haiti's Future

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (July 14) -- In this city, it is called the Interim Haitian Recovery Commission. But in Washington, skeptical insiders have dubbed it "the Bill and Hillary Fund." The Interim Haitian Recovery Commission (IHRC) was created by an official decree of President Rene Preval in April and will be a joint...

NYC Turns Fake Goods Into Genuine Relief for Haiti

(April 25) -- New York's Chinatown is synonymous with bargains, from dumplings to massages. But what tempts many visitors down to this part of lower Manhattan is its vast array of designer knockoffs -- illegal merchandise with labels claiming to be the likes of Gucci or Prada, but with price tags fit for Walmart or...

Five Ways to Check on How to Donate to Haiti

(March 31) -- In the weeks following the earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of people asked me to whom they should give donations. I made cursory recommendations based on organizations whose work I already knew. But for the most part, I put off their questions. I did so for two reasons. First, I knew the real need for aid in...