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Wyclef Jean claims he was shot in Haiti while police say he cut his hand on glass

Haitians headed to the polls to pick a new president Sunday among conflicting reports that former candidate wannabe Wyclef Jean was shot.

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Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean’s run for president (AP)

Haitian-born singer and presidential candidate Wycleaf Jean, second left, walks surrounded by security after Haiti's Electoral Council rejected his candidacy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. The council's spokesman Richard Dumel announced Friday that it has accepted 19 candidacies and has rejected 15 others for the upcoming Nov. 28 presidential election, including Jean's because he did not meet the residency requirement of having lived in Haiti for five years before election. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP – Singer Wyclef Jean’s high-profile bid for Haiti’s presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy.


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Haiti council: Wyclef Jean can’t run for president (AP)

Haiti's presidential candidate and  hip hop artist Wyclef Jean , center, walks surrounded by security at his mother's house in Croix de Bouquets, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Jean says he has received death threats, which is why he is in seclusion until the electoral list is released. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP – Haiti’s electoral commission said Friday that hip hop artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president of this Caribbean nation, ending his outsider’s bid to lead a country struggling to recover from the Jan. 12 earthquake.


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Herz: Wyclef Jean offers only false hope for Haiti

Opinion: Wyclef Jean is incompetent and egotistical and would only offer false hope as president of Haiti.

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Wyclef Jean confirms he’s running for president of Haiti

“If not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this,” the Haitian-born superstar said Tuesday night. “The quake drove home to me that Haiti can’t wait another 10 years for us to bring it into the 21st century.”

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Wyclef keeps Haiti in his heart amid Super Bowl

Abrams LASIK Vision Center to Donate 5% of All Proceeds to Haiti Relief
To celebrate the grand opening of his vision center, Dr. Abrams is donating 5% of the cost of every procedure to the relief efforts in Haiti. He is also planning on giving away incredible discounts on cosmetic surgery, cosmetic products, designer sunglasses, and hosting a gala event.

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Aid groups launch Haiti mass vaccination campaign
By Associated Press Writer GENEVA – Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.

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Marysville family comes together amid devastation in Haiti
MARYSVILLE — He’s known as “Fireball Brady” to his YouTube fans. It doesn’t take long to figure out why.

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RM Doctor Returns From Haiti
Rocky Mount doctor returns from Haiti and shares his stories and pictures with WITN.

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Wyclef keeps Haiti in his heart amid Super Bowl
In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 photo, former President Bill Clinton and Wyclef Jean attends the SOS Saving Ourselves Help for Haiti concert in Miami, Fla.

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Wyclef Jean, Haitian choir open BET concert for Haiti

Bill Clinton urges solution to Haiti ‘kidnap’ case
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 6 — Former US President Bill Clinton urged the US and Haitian governments today to resolve the case of 10 American missionaries accused of trying to take children illegally out of quake-hit Haiti. Clinton, named by the United Nations to coordinate relief efforts for survivors of the devastating Jan 12 quake, made the appeal during a visit to the shattered Haitian capital …

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Americans held in Haiti denied conditional release: lawyer
PORT-AU-PRINCE -Ten American Christians charged in Haiti with child kidnapping and conspiracy were denied conditional release Friday and sent to jail to await trial, their lawyer told AFP.

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Sausage sales will go to CARPOOL, Haiti
Eagle Staff ReportAll sales at Slovacek Sausage on Saturday will benefit a safe-ride program run by Texas A&M students and relief efforts in Haiti following last month’s earthquake. The retail store on F.M. 60 in Snook is open from 7 a.m. to 10 …

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Wyclef set to perform at BET concert for Haiti aid
Sean “Diddy” Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell are set to host a two-hour concert and telethon to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

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Wyclef Jean, Haitian choir open BET concert for Haiti
Welcome to Wyclef Jean’s buoyant, hopeful Haiti.

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