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Haitians leery of second election

SECURITY CONCERNS: Election officials are looking to improve on the paltry 11 percent turnout in the first round of voting for the Haitian Senate on April 19

AP , PORT-AU-PRINCE

The US, Canada and other donors gave US$12.5 million to support the first round of elections, but only 340 international observers were hired to monitor 9,400 polling stations. About the same number are expected this round.

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