By Jean H Charles

By Jonathan M. Katz (CP
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A key U.S. senator sharply criticized Haiti's president Thursday, portraying him as an ineffectual leader who is hindering recovery from January's devastating earthquake.

Sen. Richard Lugar, the senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, advised U.S. legislators to reconsider sending money to Haiti if reforms are not made.

President Rene Preval and Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour married in a private ceremony at her house above Port-au-Prince on Sunday morning.

The first lady is Preval's economic adviser. She previously worked for an electrical utility and a road contractor, and is the widow of former central bank chief Leslie Delatour.

As the end of the hurricane season nears, it appears Haiti may avoid getting hit by a natural disaster this year. Not so for man-made disasters, however.