HAITI . . . CARTER & CO. TO THE RESCUE

President Clinton has authorized a last-minute, high-level delegation led by former President Jimmy Carter to Port-au-Prince to coax the Haitian leaders out without bloodshed. They're expected to leave within 24 hours, and Clinton pledged to hold the invasion at least until his envoys begin their return trip. Flanking Carter are retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn. Earlier, Clinton met with ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who pledged amnesty to opponents once he is restored. The surprise White House announcement capped a day of apparent jitters and Byzantine dealmaking in the Caribbean. TIME correspondent Sam Allis, in the Haitian capital, says the junta may be staying put because they fear their own troops. This morning, Allis says, Gen. Philippe Biamby, a junta member who almost never talks publicly, went on Haitian radio to quash rumors of a compromise in which the military triumvirate would sl