February 8, 2011

Obama Meekly Lets Haiti's Despots Back

DeWayne Wickham, USA Today

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While the Obama administration has embraced the democracy movement that is pressuring Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak to end to his 30-year rule, it seems less certain of what to do to keep Haiti's fragile democracy from disintegrating.

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