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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gregory Mevs leaped from his silver, armored Toyota SUV and marched past the guards and mango trees into what serves these days as the center of the Haitian government.
He was ready to dispense a million gallons of fuel to the earthquake-ravaged capital, but the paperwork was not in order. He needed the Haitian prime minister's signature.See the full content of this document
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Recovery Efforts Ceded to Haiti's Elite
Ten minutes later, he had it.
Mevs can do that. He has the prime minister's ear. He hobnobs with people like Bill Clinton, George Soros and the chief executives of the world's largest corporations. He is one of Haiti's storied elite, a member of one of the six families that control the Haitian economy and have essentially called the shots here...See the full content of this document
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