Mark Schneider
Mark Schneider
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We've reached a point where the balance now is tilting toward holding the elections. There's less likely to be violence in Haiti's future if they hold elections than if they don't.
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There is a danger of Morales becoming more closely tied to both Chavez and Castro. The danger is there, but it's not inevitable.
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At this point the entire transition is at risk. Drug traffickers don't want a functioning, effective government with a functioning, effective police force and customs. They have their hooks in the police, and they have their hooks in parts of the transitional government.
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At this point it would be a very polarizing and divisive event that could fatally damage the effort to move Haiti forward.
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This, of course, leads to all kinds of questions about the extent to which choices will increase stratification and gentrification, ... Choosing Schools.
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We're trying to keep the doors open here, ... Everybody's been promised this money, but we need it to operate.
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Measuring literacy is a complicated task -- one challenge is that we are testing adults, and you don't find them gathered in classrooms.
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I am surprised, honored and humbled to enter the Wall of Fame.
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Major problems remain in ensuring credible elections. If they're not resolved, the next government's legitimacy will be in question.
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Many voters came very early, and some of the centers, particularly the big ones, were overwhelmed. But the patience of the Haitian people is formidable. And the will of the people to vote is truly impressive.
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I think that's what we're all trying to gather. We've got one proposed licensee saying, 'We'll give you a free arena,' and another saying, 'I can only give you a first-class casino.' Somewhere in between would be the truth, I think.
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I think these results are really unexpected. I think it is a wake-up call to the research and university community.
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It is actually one of the really strong pieces of evidence in the report that we should be celebrating.
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Keeping one hand dry and one hand wet is pretty elementary. Otherwise, you get 'Barney Rubble' fingers.