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Susan Candiotti in Haiti

We've tried to feature all the CNN'ers who have reported live from Haiti at All Things CNN because they all deserve recognition and our thanks. Susan Candiotti was one of the first on the ground filing reports and doing an amazing job.

And here she is back in the States talking with Don Lemon about her experiences.




Great thanks to Wonz for capturing these clips for us.
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International Relations

Last Saturday I mentioned some clips I would be posting on Monday, and of course those plans got washed away by Hurricane Gustav, so I have some catching up to do!

First up are the interviews Matthew Chance did in Sochi, Russia. The first one is with President Medvedev:

The second interview was with Prime Minister Putin:

(Matthew also wrote a blog post about how the interviews were set up.)

Yesterday, an interview Matthew did in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Minister also aired:

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Last week, Michael Ware was in New York City and spoke to Kiran Chetry about VP nominee Joe Biden's plan (as he stated during the debates at the beginning of the year) to divide Iraq into three countries. Hopefully he's evolved by now!

(Sadly, we didn't get equal-time commentary from Michael on McCain's Iraq plans... I was looking forward to that!)

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Wednesday, Christiane Amanpour appeared on American Morning to discuss the latest twists and turns on the North Korean nuke saga:

Later in the morning, Soledad O'Brien had a discussion with Christiane's husband, James Rubin, about current foreign-policy issues:

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Where in the World...?

Well, this was a week that was supposed to be all about the Republican National Convention in St. Paul -- until Hurricane Gustav took aim at the Gulf Coast. It's a bit of a mess trying to keep track of everyone here, so for one week only, a special color-coded WitW: red for convention coverage, blue for hurricane reporting.

SATURDAY: John Roberts, Wolf Blitzer and Campbell Brown were in St. Paul, Minnesota; Dana Bash was in Washington, Pennsylvania with the McCain campaign; Susan Roesgen and Don Lemon were in New Orleans; Chris Lawrence was in Belle Chasse, Louisiana; Ali Velshi was in Grand Isle, Louisiana (where he would ride out the storm.)

SUNDAY: John King, Gloria Borger, Joe Johns, Ed Henry, Jessica Yellin and Dana join the party in St. Paul; Gary Tuchman and Sanjay Gupta are in New Orleans. Rick Sanchez goes on the air several hours earlier than normal.

MONDAY: TJ Holmes anchored from Atlanta overnight; adding to the Gulf Coast coverage: Anderson Cooper (NOLA, French Quarter) (above), Rob Marciano (NOLA, roof of the Omni Hotel in the FQ), NOLA Bureau Chief Sean Callebs (Harahan, LA), Susan Candiotti (Gulfport, MS), Ed Lavendera (Lafayette, LA), Jeanne Meserve (Baton Rouge, LA), Christine Romans (Alexandria, LA), Brian Todd (Baton Rouge, LA), John Zarella (Lafayette, LA), Kathleen Koch (Pass Christian, MS), Randi Kaye (Baton Rouge, LA), and Drew Griffin (Plaquemines Parish, LA). Kyra Phillips was in Anchorage, Alaska to check out Republican VP nom Sarah Palin.

TUESDAY: Suzanne Malveaux was in Chicago with the Obama campaign; Anderson arrived in St. Paul.

WEDNESDAY: Suzanne was in Dillonvale, Ohio with the Obama campaign; Christiane Amanpour was in New York; Nic Robertson was in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he reported on an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister (that clip and last week's interview re Darfur in the Monday post -- Hanna, Ike, and Josephine willing!)

THURSDAY: Suzanne was in Pittsburgh with the Obama campaign.

FRIDAY: Wolf was in New York; Dana was in Sterling Heights, Michigan with the McCain campaign; Zane Verjee was in Tripoli, Libya with SecState Rice; Suzanne was in Philadelphia with the McCain campaign; Cal Perry was in Damascus (clip coming on Monday); Drew and Randi were in Anchorage; Kathleen was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Hanna.

Here's hoping the hurricanes die down quickly -- in size and in numbers!

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Gustav: Monday pt 2

We're trying to make sure we get clips of everyone on the CNN "team" down in the Gulf Coast... poor, wet, crazy folks that they are! Wish we could also give shout-outs to all of their crews, as well, but I guess they will just have to tell their families who they were out there with!

Yesterday afternoon around 5:30 ET, Gary Tuchman appeared from their stand-up across from City Hall. Wolf asked him to comment on their safety:

7:30 this morning, Dr. Sanjay Gupta from Tulane University Hospital:

10 a.m., Rob Marciano is up on the roof of the Omni Hotel in the French Quarter:

11 a.m., Chris Lawrence in the northern part of the city, where flooding is happening:

12:45, Rob is still on that rooftop (hope he's wearing lead boots!):

1 p.m., and Don Lemon is in Jefferson Parish and talks to Susan Candiotti in Gulfport, Mississippi:

3:15, Chris Lawrence near the Industrial Canal, where we can see for ourselves how well these levees have been built:

Also, from Sapphire... Don Lemon gives a shout-out to his family:

...and Brian Todd in Baton Rouge:

Here's hoping the levees hold and that everyone gets to dry out soon!

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Oil Oil Everywhere

Would you put bacteria excrement or fruit juice in the fuel tank of your car? With the spike of oil prices this year, we're starting to see more and more reports on alternative fuels. CNN recently aired a report from Miles O'Brien about E. coli bacteria that can produce diesel fuel.

Money doesn't grow on trees, but can oil? Susan Candiotti reported on jatropha which is a tree that grows pure diesel fuel.

It is exciting seeing alternatives to drilling or mining, but these new sources are years from making a significant difference in our dependence on traditional fuel sources.

And now, a few lighter clips from American Morning. First, is a story about a snake. John Roberts ends up having a hard time not being amused with the situation that one weatherman finds himself in.

Next, is a clip with Ali Velshi and John Roberts talking about an invisibility cloak.

You never know who you might find on the CNN Election Express and it is going to be busy from now until the General Election in November. Here are a few of the scheduled locations where you can find the bus over the next couple of weeks.

Convention Locations

DNC
August 26, 2008 Time: 11am-5pm
University of Colorado-Boulder, UMC Fountain, Boulder, CO 80302

August 27 - 28, 2008 Time: 11am - 9pm
Downtown Denver, Corner of 15th St and Welton St, (in parking lot, between Hyatt and 16th Street Mall) Denver, CO 80202

RNC
September 1, 2008 Time: 10am - 9pm
Minnesota State Fair, 1265 Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55108

September 2, 2008 Time: 11am - 5pm
University of Minnesota, On the lawn in between Coffman Memorial Union and Northrop Memorial Auditorium (Campus Quad) Minneapolis, MN 55455

September 3 - 4, 2008 Time: 10am - 9:30pm
Mall of America, 5000 Center Ct, (Sears Court), Bloomington, MN 55425


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