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Surprising politicians who made a splash

Published On: Oct 25 2011 09:06:06 AM PDT   Updated On: Sep 14 2012 03:50:56 PM PDT
Hollywood, wrestling world represented in politics

Once Stephen Colbert and New York's Naked Cowboy threw their hats into the ring for presidential races, it was time to take a look at some other political figures with unusual resumes.

Surprising politicians 12 - Wyclef Jean
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Singer Wyclef Jean grew up in the U.S., but was born in Haiti. He tried to mount a campaign for president of the earthquake-ravaged nation in 2010, but was disqualified from the ballot, presumably because he hadn't been a resident of the country for five consecutive years as required by Haiti's laws.

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