Four men on varying paths press for ouster of Aristide

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Four opposition leaders with separate agendas want to force out a president they say has let Haiti down.
BY MICHAEL A.W. OTTEY
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HIGH PROFILE: Pedestrians pass a mural depicting Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The Creole words mean 'restitution for Haiti.' CARL JUSTE/HERALD STAFF

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- They don't necessarily see eye to eye, but Haiti's four key opposition leaders appear more emboldened than ever in their campaign against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Since university students and faculty members were attacked by Aristide supporters on Dec. 5, the anti-Aristide movement has picked up steam and now sees itself as on the brink of forcing the former Catholic priest from office.

The four men who lead the major streams of opposition to Aristide are now urging followers to protest, paralyze the capital through labor strikes, and speak out against a government they say is trampling constitutional freedoms, violating human rights and driving Haiti deeper down a path of poverty and despair.
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