Poll: Haitian Americans believe Aristide should stay in office

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Thu, Feb. 19, 2004


Poll: Haitian Americans believe Aristide should stay in office

By JACQUELINE CHARLES

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A majority of Haitian Americans want Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to finish his term in office, according to a new nationwide poll.

The findings come as Aristide battles an armed rebellion in the northern part of the country. An opposition movement has called on him to resign, but he has vowed to stay in office until his term ends in 2006.

The poll of 600 Haitian Americans -- half of whom are from Florida -- was conducted in English and Haitian Creole by Miami-based Bendixen & Associates for New California Media. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percent.

The survey found that 52 percent of the participants believe he should stay in office, 35 percent believe he should resign, and 13 percent didn't know or didn't answer.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/7991343.htm

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If you wanna see something REALLY strange, please compare the article above, by the Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles, with THIS article written by the Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles!

Make up your mind, Jacqueline!

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Posted on Thu, Feb. 19, 2004

SOUTH FLORIDA


Americas expatriates join together

BY JACQUELINE CHARLES

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When opponents of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gather this weekend in yet another rally to demand his resignation from office, Haitian Americans won't be the only ones voicing their contempt for the embattled leader.

Joining them will be Cubans, Peruvians, Argentines and Venezuelans -- all of whom are pressing for a variety of political agendas in their home countries.

''We want to send a message: We don't want any more dictators. We want liberty in the Americas,'' said Samir Mourra, a South Florida Haitian-American businessman and Aristide opponent who today will announce the formation of the Coalition of the Americas.

The brainchild of several regional immigrant activists, the coalition was formed in the hope of sending a clear message to the United States government and the international community that it is time to restore true democracy to the hemisphere, supporters say.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/7985920.htm

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