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Haitian hunger strikers at the US naval base at Guantanama Bay, Cuba, have been refusing all fluids and medical treatment. 15 of the 267 Haitians at the base say they are prepared to die if necessary to force the US to admit the rest of them. The Haitians are eligible to pursue political asylum in the US but have been barred from entry because most have the AIDS virus. The Clinton Administration says it will lift the ban on their entry but it’s not known when.