American Businessman Runs for President
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From Times Wire Reports
A wealthy U.S. businessman is running in Haiti’s first presidential election since Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled into exile in February 2004.
Dumarsais Simeus, owner of a Texas-based food processing company, was born in Haiti. More than 20 people are candidates in the Nov. 20 vote.
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