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Will a Flip of the Election Coin Bring Change to Haiti?

Edgard and his father, Frantz, have a difference of opinion. On Sunday, the two men went to the polls in Haiti's first presidential election since the earthquake. Edgard and Frantz live in the same battered house. They voted at the same crowded polling station. They both traveled the same dusty distance to arrive, past...

Finally, 2 Presidential Candidates, but Haiti Is Exhausted

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- After exhaustive delays, Haiti's electoral council announced today that presidential candidates Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly will go forward into the next round. The candidate promoted by current President Rene Preval, Jude Celestin, was scrapped. By now, though, many seem too tired, and...

Stores Close Early as Haiti Awaits Final Results of Presidential Election

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Banks and stores closed early and people rushed to get home in the capital Wednesday as Haitians feared unrest with the expected announcement of final results from the disputed presidential election. The provisional electoral commission was scheduled to announce which two of the three...

Ousted Dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier Returns to Haiti

(Follow Emily Troutman's latest updates from Haiti on Twitter.) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- In a shocking turn of events, former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has returned to Haiti after 23 years in exile, just the latest piece of a troubling puzzle here since the November presidential elections became mired in...

Passion Hits Streets After Haitian Election Results Announced

Follow Emily Troutman on Twitter for the latest updates. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Dec. 8) -- For a few weeks, news of the presidential election was a welcome distraction here from cholera and rubble and aid. To pretend, for a second, that all this international attention meant something and that change was imminent. But all...