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Clinton Gives US Support for Haiti's New President
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined Wednesday the daunting task awaiting Haiti's incoming president: 650,000 in camps, a rubble-strewn capital, a broken judicial system and the looming hurricane season. She said the U.S. will help the impoverished, earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation "all the way." Clinton heartily congratulated Haiti's pop-star-turned-president-elect Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly in Washington, quoting his campaign slogan to underline the U.S. commitment to Haiti's redevelopment. But she said that the challenges are many 15 months after ...
Celebs Help Raise $375K for American Red Cross at Santa Monica Event
By not in system - AOL NewsStars lit up Los Angeles' Fairmont Miramar Hotel on Saturday night, when the American Red Cross of Santa Monica staged its Red Tie Affair. Betty White was honored at the event, and Fergie, Josh Duhamel, Paris Hilton and pop-punk heartthrob Pete Wentz were also in attendance. Thanks to a silent auction, an estimated $375,000 was raised for the nonprofit organization at its annual fundraiser. Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic Josh Duhamel and his wife, recording artist Fergie, arrive at the American Red Cross of Santa Monica's Red Tie Affair at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. White received the ...
Goodbye 'Sweet Micky'? Martelly Serious About Leading Haiti
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- On the Sunday night before the announcement of Haiti's preliminary election results, tensions ran high. The candidates faced a troubled electoral system, an impatient population, the never-ending sense that what can go wrong, will. At 9 p.m., hip-hop star Pras Michel took to Twitter: RT @PrasMichel Machete + gasoline + matches = the will of people Pras is an internationally known musician, the cousin and former Fugees band mate of Wyclef Jean, and he was one of the first to endorse Michel Martelly. Emily Troutman for AOL News Michel Martelly, the ...
Musician Martelly Elected Haiti's Next President; Now What?
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsMusician Michel Martelly was overwhelmingly elected the next president of Haiti, according to preliminary results announced today. Martelly received 67 percent of the votes to his opponent Mirlande Manigat's 32 percent. This percentage closely mirrored the results Martelly's campaign announced earlier in the week, based on its own analysis of the tally sheets. Final results will be announced April 16. Ramon Espinosa, AP Michel Martelly poses for a photo with supporters at a campaign rally in Gonaives, Haiti, on March 11. According to electoral officials on Monday, preliminary ...
Closed on Mondays Opens Restaurant Doors to Nonprofits
By Rebecca Delaney - AOL NewsChef Aliza Miner found inspiration in a day off. Canele, the Los Angeles restaurant where she runs Sunday brunch, closes on Mondays -- leaving stoves unused and a dining room empty. Miner saw these shuttered Mondays as an opportunity to raise money for local nonprofits. ClosedonMondays.com Closed on Mondays raises money for food-based nonprofits by holding fundraising dinners during a restaurant's off hours. Miner had investigated volunteering for nonprofits that work with food, but she couldn't find an effective way of helping. "These groups were all doing great things, but ...
Haiti's Election Will Be Over When This Man Says It's Over
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsOn Tuesday, Haiti's electoral council issued the 91st communique of the election season: It was a note to advise the public that results will be delayed again. Few were surprised. Haiti's elections were first scheduled for Feb. 28, 2010. After the earthquake, new elections were organized for November. Like the "recovery," the elections have moved at a glacial pace. "I'm telling you, they don't give the results, this country is going to burn down," a Port-au-Prince voter named Serge said. Haiti's been besieged by decades of dictatorship, coups and opportunism. No one would begrudge the ...
'Baby Doc' Duvalier Hospitalized in Haiti
By not in system - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has been hospitalized after having chest pains, his longtime companion and associates said Thursday without giving details about his condition. Duvalier, who made a surprise return to the Caribbean nation in January, was admitted Wednesday night, companion Veronique Roy said as she took a break from visiting him at the Canape Vert hospital in Port-au-Prince. Roy declined to discuss his condition in detail. Asked if it was serious, she replied only, "I hope not." Enzo Alcindor, a Duvalier family friend who was ...
Twitter Celebrates 5 Years and 200 Million Users
By Susanna Baird - AOL News"just setting up my twttr" Jack Dorsey typed this simple phrase, 24 characters long, on March 21, 2006, kicking off an experiment called "twttr." Users were allotted a meager 140 characters, spaces included, to "tweet" about anything they wanted. Techies like Dorsey and co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams embraced Twitter's simple concept. Even the most loquacious users became Hemingway-esque masters of the spare, relying on an abundance of wit rather than an excess of words to convey what they were doing, thinking, eating, wearing ... whatever. AFP / Getty ...
Will a Flip of the Election Coin Bring Change to Haiti?
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsEdgard and his father, Frantz, have a difference of opinion. On Sunday, the two men went to the polls in Haiti's first presidential election since the earthquake. Edgard and Frantz live in the same battered house. They voted at the same crowded polling station. They both traveled the same dusty distance to arrive, past cigarette stands and soft drink sellers. On the surface, the two have a lot in common -- a last name, for example. But in this story, you will not find it. Edgard and Frantz are not even their real names. Edgard, age 25, doesn't want to cause his father any more trouble. The ...
Haiti Chooses New Leader, Hoping This One Delivers
By not in system - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitians scarred by decades of poverty, political corruption and natural disasters cast ballots Sunday for president in hopes a new leader could do what others have not: Replace homes and schools in the earthquake-devastated capital, improve education and create some optimism for the future. Voters chose between Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, a popular musician who has never held public office, and Mirlande Manigat, a former first lady and senator and longtime fixture on the political scene. Voters formed what for the most part were orderly lines throughout the ...
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