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Clinton: US has no plans to suspend aid to Haiti (AP)

January 30th, 2011 | Author: admin

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to embassy staff after she arrives at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)AP – The United States has no plans to halt aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in spite of a crisis over who will be the nation’s next leader but does insist that the president’s chosen successor be dropped from the race, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.


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Duvalier faces possible trial in Haiti (AP)

January 19th, 2011 | Author: admin

Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, center, and his longtime companion Veronique Roy leave court in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday Jan. 18, 2011. A judge will decide whether Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, a lawyer for the ex-strongman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP – Haitian authorities moved toward trying Jean-Claude Duvalier for alleged corruption and embezzlement during his brutal 15-year rule, opening an investigation against the former dictator whose unexpected return from exile took an already tense nation by surprise.


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Haiti moves toward corruption trial for Duvalier (AP)

January 18th, 2011 | Author: admin

Police take Haiti's ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, center, out of his hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday Jan. 18, 2011. Haitian police took Duvalier, who abruptly returned to Haiti on Sunday, out of his hotel to a waiting SUV without saying whether he was being detained for crimes committed under his brutal regime. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP – A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, a lawyer for the ex-strongman said Tuesday.


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Former Haiti dictator facing questions from judge (AP)

January 18th, 2011 | Author: admin

Haiti's ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, center, gestures to supporters as police take him out of his hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday Jan. 18, 2011. Haitian police took Duvalier, who abruptly returned to Haiti on Sunday, out of his hotel to a waiting SUV without saying whether he was being detained for crimes committed under his brutal regime. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP – An associate of Jean-Claude Duvalier says a judge has decided to open a formal investigation of the former dictator.


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Haiti rumors fly as ex-dictator stays mum in hotel (AP)

January 18th, 2011 | Author: admin

ALTERNATIVE CROP OF PAP109 - Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, center, waves to supporters from a hotel balcony after his arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday Jan. 16, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising and perplexing move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP – From a posh hotel room, Haiti’s former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier greeted old friends and allies while providing no public insight into why he suddenly returned to the country he fled amid a popular rebellion a generation ago.


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‘Baby Doc’ adds new twist to Haiti latest woes (AP)

January 17th, 2011 | Author: admin

ALTERNATIVE CROP OF PAP109 - Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, center, waves to supporters from a hotel balcony after his arrival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday Jan. 16, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising and perplexing move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP – Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier ensconced himself Monday in a high-end hotel following his surprise return to a country deep in crisis, leaving many to wonder if the once-feared strongman will prompt renewed conflict in the midst of a political stalemate.


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Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier back in Haiti

January 16th, 2011 | Author: admin

Haiti’s ex-dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned unexpectedly to his Caribbean homeland Sunday for the first time since he was deposed by a popular uprising in 1986.

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