Feb 8th, 2006 · Polling stations in Haiti stayed open into the night for the country's first presidential election since Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted two years ago. There were some violent incidents and a few deaths were reported, but the balloting was largely free from the widespread violence so many had feared.
Keywords: Violence · violent · elections · country · Haiti · ousted · Jean Bertrand Aristide · presidential · polls · deaths · stations · incidents
Feb 7th, 2006 · Haitians jam polling stations as U.N. peacekeepers guard the country's first presidential election in nearly six years. Voting day got off to a rough start, creating havoc in many voting centers around the capital city. But election officials assured voters they would be able to cast their ballots.
Keywords: elections · national · city · country · presidential · Haitian · polls · voters · stations · balloting · U.N · peacekeeping
Feb 7th, 2006 · Voters in Haiti head to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president. But street fighting is so intense that Haiti's interim government will not put voting booths in Cite Soleil, a desperately poor slum in the capital of Port-au-Prince. For residents there, avoiding stray bullets is part of the daily struggle to survive.
Keywords: government · Haiti · poor · president · polls · residents · voters · capital · Dodging · Bullets · Soleil · booths
Feb 7th, 2006 · Haitians cast ballots to elect a new leader, nearly two years after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile after a violent uprising. More than 3 million registered voters are being encouraged to cast ballots despite recent violence.
Keywords: Violence · violent · elections · national · Haitian · polls · voters · balloting · uprising · registered
Feb 6th, 2006 · After many delays, Haitians will go the polls Tuesday to choose a president and a legislature. Many worry about the possibility of violence. That's especially true in the port city of St. Marc, which was sharply divided over the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide two years ago.
Keywords: Violence · elections · dividing · city · Haitian · president · polls · legislature · Specter · Marc · ouster
Feb 6th, 2006 · After 20 years of turmoil, two years of an interim leader and four botched attempts at an election, Haitians go to the polls Tuesday to elect a president.
Keywords: elections · Haiti · presidential · Haitian · president · polls · turmoil · botched
Feb 3rd, 2006 · Haiti prepares for its first presidential election in nearly two years. Officials say they have a system in place to assure a fair process at Tuesday's polls. But the unstable nation is experiencing an upsurge in violence, and U.N. forces will provide security as millions of Haitians vote.
Keywords: Violence · elections · security · national · Haiti · presidential · Haitian · polls · U.N
Feb 2nd, 2006 · Haiti is set to have the first elections since the ouster of Jean-Bertrand Aristide nearly two years ago. The polls have been postponed four times due to violence. For some, the daily threats are reasons to stay home. For others, the violence has made voters more determined. Corey Flintoff reports.
Keywords: Violence · elections · threats · Haiti · Jean Bertrand Aristide · Haitian · polls · voters · Climate · Corey Flintoff · ouster
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