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Wyclef Jean, right, leaves the electoral office in Port-au-Prince after submitting paperwork to run for president of Haiti.

Why Haiti can’t afford a rap star president

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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 19, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) (© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

On immigration, Obama is bound by race and politics

Richard Benjamin
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., center, listens during President Barack Obama's speech on health care to a joint session of Congress , Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Inside the mind of Joe Wilson

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