Wyclef Jean On August 5, 2010, Wyclef confirmed rumors that he was running for president of Haiti during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. The journalist questioned the rapper's citizenship qualifications, asking about his passport. "Exclaim!" magazine reported at the time that Jean would retire as chairman of Yéle Haiti. On August 5, Jean formally filed papers as a candidate for the 2010 Haitian presidential election. Wyclef intended to run as a candidate for the Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party. On August 20, 2010, his bid for candidacy was rejected by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council. He was turned down because he
2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection personality (ability to work well with McCain), and preparedness for assuming the office of the presidency. The Associated Press reported that McCain had composed a list of 20 or so potential running mates. Over two dozen names had been offered as viable potential running mates by the "Kansas City Star", the "Salt Lake Tribune", the "New York Sun", the "Indianapolis Star", the "Saint Louis Post Dispatch", the "Times of India", and "The Globe and Mail". This list includes both names that had been mentioned in several sources and some much less likely candidates: 2008 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection