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Posted: 11:34 AM Mar 10, 2010
Obama renews pledge for Haiti aid
President Obama calls the Haitian earthquake "one of the most devastating disasters ever to strike our hemisphere."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is renewing America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he understands the situation there "remains dire."
Standing with Preval in the White House Rose Garden, Obama told Preval Wednesday that he'd been a profile in courage in the weeks that have followed the disaster. Obama called it "one of the most devastating disasters ever to strike our hemisphere."
Over 230,000 people perished in the ruins of the Jan. 12 earthquake. Obama called it an "international tragedy" and said he was proud the United States had played a leading role in relief efforts. He told Preval that Washington will remain a partner with Haiti in helping it through a long recovery and reconstruction period.
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