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Helping Haiti via text message

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The international community has struggled to get much-needed aid to desperate Haitians across the quake ravaged country.

While the distribution of help remains a challenge, the collection of private philanthropy has been remarkably efficient. And giving by text message is the engine of that success. Jane O'Brien reports.

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