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Wyclef Jean for President?

Of his home country Haiti, that is, which the singer has tried to help in the wake of the devastating 7.0 earthquake in January, killing some 250,000.

Haiti Earthquake

On Jan. 12, 2009, a devastating earthquake struck near the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, with a shocking magnitude of 7.0, killing thousands and leaving an already impoverished nation in shambles.

The U.N. Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

A profile of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, or MINUSTAH.

U.N. Peacekeepers, Aid Workers Accused of Abusing Children

Save the Children UK accuses U.N. peacekeepers and aid workers of making kids trade food for sex, abusing children as young as six, engaging in sex trafficking, and forcing kids into prostitution and porn.

CIA World Factbook - Haiti

A primer on Haiti's leaders, geography, demographics, economy, military, infrastructure, and more.

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