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In Haiti, as the majority of citizens continue to express their electoral sentiments in favor of gross incompetent candidates for political office so persist unthinkable tragedies - November 7-10, 2008
                           
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Site of the collapsed the church-run school, La Promesse, in ...Play Slideshow Pause Slow Med Fast Photo Gallery Mon Nov 10, 4:08 PM ET Site of the collapsed the church-run school, La Promesse, in Petion-ville, Haiti. Rescue workers said Monday they have found "no sign of life" in the rubble of a Haitian school that collapsed last week killing at least 93 people, and recommended that search efforts turn to body recovery.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)
                                       
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An overall view of the collapsed College Promesse Evangelique in Petion-ville, Haiti. Rescuers found more victims Sunday beneath the rubble of a Haitian school that collapsed two days ago, driving the death toll to 93 as police questioned the school's pastor.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)
                                               
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Residents try to get a look inside the morgue of the main hospital in Port-au-Prince November 10, 2008 after a school collapse. Rescuers at the collapsed school are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                         
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Rescue workers remove a body from the rubble after 'La Promesse' school collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. U.S., French and Haitian firefighters used sonar, cameras and dogs to scour the wreckage of the school for signs of life three days after it collapsed during a school party, killing about 90 students and adults and severely injuring 150 more.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                               
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Tanis Luvens, 8, a victim in the collapse of a school on the outskirts of Port-Au-Prince, rests on a bed at the main hospital in Port-Au-Prince November 10, 2008. Rescuers at the collapsed school are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                      
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Dany Love St. Cloud, 8, a victim of a school collapse on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, smiles in her bed at the main hospital in Port-au-Prince November 10, 2008. Rescuers at the collapsed school are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                        
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Rescue workers carry a body found in the rubble after 'La Promesse' school collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. U.S., French and Haitian firefighters used sonar, cameras and dogs to scour the wreckage of the school for signs of life three days after it collapsed during a school party, killing about 90 students and adults and severely injuring 150 more.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                               
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Rescue workers carry a body found in the rubble after 'La Promesse' school collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. U.S., French and Haitian firefighters used sonar, cameras and dogs to scour the wreckage of the school for signs of life three days after it collapsed during a school party, killing about 90 students and adults and severely injuring 150 more.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                       
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A rescue team from the U.S. try to remove debris from a school that collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 10, 2008. Rescuers at the collapsed are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                           
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Residents remove debris three days after a school collapsed ...Play Slideshow Pause Slow Med Fast Photo Gallery Sun Nov 9, 7:49 PM ET Residents remove debris three days after a school collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. Rescuers at the collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                                
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Rescue workers from Martinica remove debris from the building three days after a school collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. Rescuers at a collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                          
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Residents stand under a banner which reads "They are our kids" outside a school which collapsed three days ago, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. Rescuers at a collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                             
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Residents look at the remains of a building three days after a school collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. Rescuers at a collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                         
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Tanis Luvens, 8, a victim in the collapse of a school on the ...Play Slideshow Pause Slow Med Fast Photo Gallery Mon Nov 10, 4:26 PM ET Tanis Luvens, 8, a victim in the collapse of a school on the outskirts of Port-Au-Prince, rests on a bed at the main hospital in Port-Au-Prince November 10, 2008. Rescuers at the collapsed school are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                                            
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A relative of a victim argues with police officers at the site where a school collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. Haitian police on Sunday were holding the owner of the school that collapsed, killing at least 88 people and setting off a desperate search for survivors trapped in tons of rubble.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Rescue workers from the U.S. look at the scene of the church school that collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 8, 2008. The death toll in the collapse of the ramshackle school in Haiti rose above 90 on Saturday after rescue workers uncovered a room full of dead, many of them children, officials said.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI) 
 
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A person climbs out from under the rubble of a school after it collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. The concrete school building collapsed during classes, killing at least 30 people and injuring many more students.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                              
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A UN peacekeeper and residents help victims of the College Promesse Evangelique school which collapsed on November 7, 2008 in Petion-ville, Haiti. US search and rescue teams are en route to a school that collapsed in Haiti Friday, killing dozens of children and burying many more in rubble, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)
                              
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A volunteer observes the rescue operation at the collapsed school in Petion-ville. Police are questioning the pastor who ran a Haitian school that collapsed, killing 84 people, as rescuers dug through the rubble in the search for survivors.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)
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A Haitian woman mourns the death of her child in the collapse of the La Promesse School in Petion-ville. Police are questioning the pastor who ran a Haitian school that collapsed, killing 84 people, as rescuers dug through the rubble in the search for survivors.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)
                          
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French rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of the La Promesse school in Petion-ville. Police are questioning the pastor who ran a Haitian school that collapsed, killing 84 people, as rescuers dug through the rubble in the search for survivors.(AFP/Thony Belizaire) 
                 
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Residents try to help rescue their relatives three days after a school collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. The death toll in the collapse of the ramshackle school in Haiti rose to at least 82 on Saturday when rescue workers uncovered a room with 21 dead, many of them children, officials said..REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                               
school co 371U.N. Peacekeepers stop residents from entering the school that collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. The death toll in the collapse of the ramshackle school in Haiti rose above 90 on Saturday after rescue workers uncovered a room full of dead, many of them children, officials said.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                        
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Rescue workers from USAID search for survivors in the 'La Promesse' school after it collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008. The school, where roughly 500 students crowded into several floors, collapsed Friday during classes killing at least 88 people and injuring many more.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                       
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A rescue worker looks at a body found in the rubble after 'La Promesse' school collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008. The school, where roughly 500 students crowded into several floors, collapsed Friday during classes killing at least 75 people and injuring many more.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                  
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A trapped child is helped by a man after his school collapsed as a dead person's leg hangs above in Petionville, Haiti, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. The 'La Promesse' school, where roughly 500 students crowded into several floors, collapsed during classes killing at least 47 people and injuring many more. The boy was successfully rescued from the rubble.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                              
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A trapped child is helped by a man after his school collapsed as a dead person's leg hangs above in Petionville, Haiti, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. The 'La Promesse' school, where roughly 500 students crowded into several floors, collapsed during classes killing at least 47 people and injuring many more. The boy was successfully rescued from the rubble.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                         
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A resident takes a look for survivors three days after a school collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. Rescuers at a collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                       
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Rescue workers try to find survivors as U.N. soldiers from India stand guard three days after a school collapsed on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince November 9, 2008. Rescuers at the collapsed school in Haiti are ending the hunt for survivors and will soon demolish the remains of the building, where at least 87 people were killed.REUTERS/ Eduardo Munoz (HAITI)
                                     
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A police officer, right, pushes back relatives of victims at the site where the 'La Promesse' school collapsed in Petionville, Haiti, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. Haitian police on Sunday were holding the owner of the school that collapsed, killing at least 88 people and setting off a desperate search for survivors trapped in tons of rubble.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
                                              
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