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PROS AND CONS: WYCLEF FOR PRESIDENT?

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

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

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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