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August 22, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Speaking to The Associated Press, Jean says lawyers will go to a Haitian court Monday to…
August 21, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The Haitian-American hip-hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to…
August 20, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The rapper has brought sizzle to the election, attracting attention the country hasn't seen since the…
August 20, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - He said he was hopeful that an electoral council weighing his candidacy will rule that he…
August 19, 2010
CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti (AP) - Wyclef acknowledged that he has rankled some in Haitian politics by running and added that he…
August 18, 2010
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Douglas Perlitz, 40, who founded a school for street children in Haiti acknowledged Wednesday that…
August 18, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The voting public -- Haiti's most disenfranchised -- see him as a son or a brother, despite…
August 17, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Jean -- one of dozens of candidates vying for the office -- said he was in…
August 16, 2010
In an exclusive interview with Celestrellas, Sarodj Bertin, Miss Haiti shared her story...
August 16, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The leading candidate by far is Wyclef Jean, hip-hop musician, philanthropist, and roving ambassador for Haiti. But…
August 11, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Politicians in Haiti traditionally speak mainly Creole and French -- the latter for many things being…
August 7, 2010
LEOGANE, Haiti (AP) - The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous -- and thus potentially…
August 6, 2010
"For those of us in Haiti, he has been a non-presence," Penn said...
August 6, 2010
OPINION - Elect an international star, the logic goes, and the champagne and caviar dreams will follow...
August 6, 2010
Soon after the celebrity singer filed papers for his candidacy Thursday, fellow Fugees star Pras announced he's supporting another hopeful...
August 6, 2010
SLIDESHOW - The singer ultimately sees himself as an advocate for Haiti's struggling youth...
August 5, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - "It's a moment in time and in history," Jean told The Associated Press as he went…
August 5, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Jean helped found Yele Haiti five years ago to raise money and build awareness of the…
August 4, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Another potential powerhouse emerged Wednesday in the race for Haiti's presidency as the ruling party nominated…
August 4, 2010
OPINION - There are no guarantees that Wyclef will qualify for Haiti's byzantine election laws. Still no other candidate is…