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Today on The World: A report from a US Navy hospital ship that’s taking in some of Haiti’s most seriously wounded; The furor in Japan over a bill that would allow non-Japanese citizens to vote in local elections; and the music of a 19th century Russian composer comes alive in the hands of Chinese piano virtuoso Xiayin Wang.