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Daily View 2×2: 14 January 2010

By Alex Foster | Thu 14th January 2010 - 12:44 pm

Good ~~morning~~ afternoon and welcome to Daily View on a largely uneventful day in history. 152 years ago today, Napoleon III wasn’t assassinated. It’s the day Martin Niemöller was born, the author of the words about Holocaust victims, “First they came for the communists, but I was not a communist so I did not speak out.”

Today Richard Briers, Faye Dunaway and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are celebrating birthdays, and we remember Lewis Carroll’s death.

2 Big Stories

Haiti victim search

All the papers lead today with news of the continuing search for survivors amongst the debris following the massive earthquake in Haiti.

Times: Race against time for Haiti earthquake aid
Telegraph: Race to save thousands of lives
Daily Mail: Haiti razed to the ground: Horrifying new pictures reveal extent of earthquake destruction
Guardian: International teams join Haiti rescue operation

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Posted in Daily View | Also tagged data, david beckham, derek, faye dunaway, haiti, hugh fearnley-whittingstall, james graham, Martin Niemöller, Ming Campbell, napoleon III, popbitch, richard briers and victoria beckham | 1 Comment

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