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...ideal solution, but at least the one announced by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) Thursday reflects the clear presidential choice of the Haitian people: Rene Garcia Preval was just below the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a runoff when the vote was halted Tuesday - after Preval had threatened a legal battle over charges of massive fraud, citing tens of thousands of ineligible and blank ballots. His point was underscored later on Tuesday when supporters discovered thousands of apparently legitimate ballot papers and electoral material containing votes for Preval that had been tossed in a dump just outside...
...Although the international community quickly embraced the solution - the Organization of American States called it a "significant step towards building the country's future on democracy" - foreign diplomats were also quick to point out that this was a Haitian solution to a Haitian crisis. "We weren't part of the agreement," UN spokesman David Wimhurst said. "But we support it and are ready to move forward to the second round (of voting) for senators and deputies...
...here because I want a change in my country. I have never been employed in my life. That is the change I want." BARRETT KAJUSTE, 49-year-old Haitian man, after walking an hour in order to vote in Haiti's presidential election last week...
...winner of Haiti's presidential elections this week has yet to be announced, but the poll is being hailed as a success-a turnout of over 50%, the lack of organized violence and absence of widespread fraud signal a widespread commitment among Haitians to transform their political landscape. The turnout and orderly running of Haiti's most expensive ($75 million) may have surprised a skeptical international community, but it was no surprise to the Haitian people. Since last September, they have seen the election postponed four times as a result of the incompetence of the electoral council and a bungling...
...present a film at the Sundance Film Festival, Jarecki attended Princeton University but found the drama program lacking. However, the absence of a solid drama program spurred Jarecki’s entrepreneurial spirit toward filmmaking. After working in political advertising and visiting Guantanamo Bay during the detainment of Haitian prisoners, he says he decided to try his hand at making politically focused documentaries. Jarecki’s uniquely balanced approach to covering Capitol Hill-related issues is his way of reaching a wide range of young Americans. He says he is asking youth to beneficially influence their government once they...