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Venezuela election: Chavez, Capriles in final rallies

Under heavy rain in Caracas, Chavez promised more reforms to help Venezuela’s poorest Continue reading the main story Venezuela election War on poverty Profile: Hugo…

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The Cost Of Saving Lives With Local Peanuts In Haiti

by Dan Charles All Things Considered [8 min 20 sec] Download Enlarge Alex E. Proimos/flickr How much extra would you pay for local food? It’s…

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Haiti Commission Meets on Food Prices

Above: a meeting of the price control commission in Port-au-Prince (Photo: OP Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s recently-established Commission on Price Control met…

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Haiti: Senate Unanimous to Remove Three Supreme Court Justices

[file] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Senate on Wednesday resolved unanimously to remove Chief Justice Anel Alexis Joseph and Justices, Kesner Michel Thermési and Frantzi…

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Fears abound ahead of close Venezuelan elections

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press AP Photo/Fernando Llano CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan voters Luis Gustavo Marin and Dunia Nessi are on opposite sides of…

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U.N. Security Council says progress being made in Haiti, but peacekeepers should remain-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Security Council members Wednesday called on Haitian leaders to hold elections and keep promises, while acknowledging progress has been made. By Jacqueline Charles Acknowledging recent…