POLITICS
PROS AND CONS: WYCLEF FOR PRESIDENT?
Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Some reports suggest that Clef is a possible frontrunner and a favorite among Haitian youth, who make up over half of the country’s population.
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Haitian Americans Edge Toward First U.S. Congress Seat
Thu, Aug 19, 2010
The abundance of Haitian American candidates reflects the district’s population–it has the largest concentration of Haitians in the country, and by some estimates they account for a quarter of the vote
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Inspiration All Around
Sat, Aug 14, 2010
President Barack Obama, without a doubt, is a great inspiration to me as well. My wife, Claudinette, used to read his first book to our daughter, Angelina, every night (even though it's not a children's book, she loved to hear her mother read it)
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Rivals in congressional race sound mostly alike
Fri, Aug 13, 2010
Rep. Yolly Roberson, who, in an appeal to the district's Haitian-American voters, reminded the crowd that Haiti cast the deciding vote for Israel to become a nation in 1948.
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Haiti Gears Up for Polls - Again, Sans Lavalas
Mon, Aug 02, 2010
After weeks of delays, Haitian President René Préval confirmed this month that presidential and legislative elections will take place on Nov. 28. The U.N. and Western donor nations are pledging millions of dollars in support of the polls, but with at least 1.5 million people still homeless from the January earthquake, questions loom over how to ensure voter participation.
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