1.   Among the tributes conferred on the Haitian president during his visit here was a patriotic medal of honor.

2.   At the end of his term, he was succeeded by Rene Preval, who on Wednesday became the first Haitian president to serve a full term.

3.   But a large number of American supporters of the Haitian president also want very much to be on that plane.

4.   But others close to the Haitian president refrained from such criticism Wednesday.

5.   Haitian presidents are elected for one five-year term.

6.   Haitian presidents served only with the approval of American officials during the occupation.

7.   It also follows some shifting on the part of the exiled Haitian president.

8.   Most of those seated in the simple wooden pews were supporters of the Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the exiled Haitian president.

9.   Paraphrasing the former Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Clinton said the most important election when a country becomes a democracy is the second election.

10.   The Haitian president said two recent incidents in which police fired on mobs of unruly protestors were the results of having an inexperienced, poorly equipped police force.