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    Hip-hop Star Wyclef Jean to Run for Haitian Presidency

    Wyclef Jean is a Haitian-American hip-hop superstar who now says the earthquake in his native country on January 12 has turned him into a modern-day Moses, destined to return and lead his people out of bondage. We hear what he told Tim Padgett of Time magazine about running for president of Haiti.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    WyclefJean is a Haitian-American hip-hop superstar who now says the earthquake in his native country on January 12 has turned him into a modern-day Moses, destined to return and lead his people out of bondage. We hear what he told Tim Padgett of Time magazine about running for president of Haiti.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Tim Padgett

      Time magazine

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Big Money, Secrecy and Control of the Congress
    1. 0:00BP Calls ‘Static Kill’ a Success/Government Says Most Oil Has Dispersed
    2. 7:42Corporate Campaign Fundraising Goes into Overdrive
    3. 42:54Hip-hop Star Wyclef Jean to Run for Haitian PresidencyYou’re reading this
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