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Musician Martelly Elected Haiti's Next President; Now What?

Musician Michel Martelly was overwhelmingly elected the next president of Haiti, according to preliminary results announced today. Martelly received 67 percent of the votes to his opponent Mirlande Manigat's 32 percent. This percentage closely mirrored the results Martelly's campaign announced earlier in the week, based...

Haiti's Election Will Be Over When This Man Says It's Over

On Tuesday, Haiti's electoral council issued the 91st communique of the election season: It was a note to advise the public that results will be delayed again. Few were surprised. Haiti's elections were first scheduled for Feb. 28, 2010. After the earthquake, new elections were organized for November. Like the "recovery,"...

Haiti Chooses New Leader, Hoping This One Delivers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitians scarred by decades of poverty, political corruption and natural disasters cast ballots Sunday for president in hopes a new leader could do what others have not: Replace homes and schools in the earthquake-devastated capital, improve education and create some optimism for the...

Mariah Carey 'Embarrassed' Over Concert Performed for Gadhafis

NEW YORK -- Mariah Carey says she was unaware that she was booked to perform a concert linked to Gadhafi's clan -- and she's embarrassed "to have participated in this mess." Carey is among a handful of entertainers who were paid handsome fees to give exclusive private concerts. It was later revealed the people behind...

Monsters and Dragons: Carnival Celebration Rises From Haiti's Ruins [Photos]

JACMEL, Haiti -- Inside the broken walls of private gardens, under tents and tarps, a quiet army is poised to take the stage. The city will celebrate Carnival tonight, and artists have been working for weeks to get ready. Hundreds of papier-mache creatures wait for their debut in the streets. A half-dozen enormous...