Obama Watch: Week of March 22
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Helping Haiti - Haitian President Rene Preval, former President George W. Bush and former President and U.N. special envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton, greet people at a makeshift camp for homeless earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince. The U.S. leaders, tapped by Obama to head fundraising efforts, were in the nation assessing recovery needs Monday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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South African Sex Scandal - On Tuesday, Tiny Virginia Makopo pleaded innocent to charges that she indecently assaulted teens and a fellow dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey’s School for disadvantaged girls in South Africa. The sex-abuse scandal took place in 2007. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Suit Settled - Meanwhile, the talk show host has settled a defamation suit filed by the ex-headmistress at her girls’ school. The former headmistress, Nomvuyo Mzamane, claimed she had trouble finding a job after Winfrey stated she had "lost confidence" in her and was "cleaning house from top to bottom," shortly after the sex abuse scandal involving a dorm matron at the school. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
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Massacre Anniversary - In South Africa, people attended a memorial service in Sharpeville on the 50th anniversary of the infamous massacre on Sunday. In 1960, 69 Blacks were shot and killed by the nation’s police officers for peacefully protesting apartheid laws. The tragedy brought the country’s Black rights movements to the world’s attention. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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Short Trip to Mexico - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Mexico’s Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa following a joint press conference in Mexico City. During her short visit on Tuesday, Clinton spoke out against the nation’s drug cartels and said they’re not just fighting the Mexican military but U.S. law enforcement as well. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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