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Bill Clinton: So when you come to Haiti, a place where 85 percent of people did not have electricity in their homes before the…

On the recordJuly 11, 2010
So when you come to Haiti, a place where 85 percent of people did not have electricity in their homes before the earthquake, they should understand that this is going to be more like the tsunami.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Clinton compares the recovery process in Haiti to past disasters, emphasizing the complexity of the situation.

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