With state symbols gone, a sense of panic starts to grow

Miami Herald, by Jacqueline Charles Posted By: PageTurner- Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:42:16 GMT PORT'AU'PRINCE '' The young man slowly climbed the flagpole that still stood guard over the crumbled presidential palace, reaching up to snatch what was left of the flag, a dusty red and blue cloth. For Haitians, the red and blue '' or black and blue, depending on the presidency '' flying atop the National Palace has always been a source of pride, for better or for worse, dictatorship or democracy.

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