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Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to Haiti

• March 12, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, Canada, Class, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Exploration and Colonization, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, Obama Administration, Race, South Africa, The Clintons, The Rest of the World
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More Skepticism Voiced About Wyclef Jean Candidacy for President of Haiti

• August 8, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Celebrities/Royals, Class, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Race, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Bad News for Haiti: Wyclef Jean Running For President?

• July 27, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, European History, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Catholic Church, The Rest of the World
Tags: Africa, African, Baptist, Bill Clinton, Blacks, Catholicism, Duvalierists, Fanmi Lavalas, Haiti, Haiti Observateur, Haitian, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Kreyol, Liberation Theology, Nepotism, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Presidential Elections, Raymond Joseph, Ronald Reagan, South Africa, The Black Republic, The Eighties, The Fugees, The Nineties, The Salic Law, The United States, Voudou, Wyclef Jean, Zakiya Khatou-Chevassus

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The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus: WHO says more new cases outside China every day than inside - live updates February 26, 2020
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Delhi protests: death toll climbs amid worst religious violence for decades February 26, 2020
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PMQs: Sajid Javid says conditions imposed by PM meant he could not stay as chancellor - live news February 26, 2020
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and Michel Barnier’s Brexit speech 12.55pm GMT Hancock is now responding to Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary.Hancock thanks Ashworth, and other MPs, for taking a responsible and proportionate approach. 12.47pm GMT Matt Hancock, […]
Rose McGowan: Weinstein 'could be one of the biggest serial rapists in history' February 26, 2020
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'I'm saying goodbye': Maria Sharapova announces tennis retirement February 26, 2020
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Dubai ruler trying to keep two judgments secret, UK court hears February 26, 2020
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The BBC

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Virgin Galactic sees demand for space travel surge February 26, 2020
Sir Richard Branson's firm says it is releasing more tickets for flights into space.
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Three baboons - one on his way to a vasectomy - fled an Australian hospital, stunning onlookers.