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US Military to Resume Haiti Evacuation Flights

The White House says the U.S. military will resume bringing Haitian earthquake victims to the United States for medical treatment, ending a suspension that lasted several days. The military had flown hundreds of injured Haitians to the United States before halting the flights last Wednesday. Military officials said they stopped the evacuation flights after some states refused to take patients. Governor Charlie Crist told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Sunday that no Florida hospital has turned away patients. Crist said federal officials have promised that Florida would get help to cover medical costs for earthquake survivors. On Sunday, a White House spokesman said that the military flights were on track to resume Monday, and patients were being identified for the flights

 

 

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