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On the recordSeptember 6, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with the hundreds of thousands of Haitians struggling to survive the floods and devastation caused by the hurricanes and tropical storms of the past six weeks.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama Statement on the Need for Humanitarian Assistance to Haiti Following Devastating Hurricane and Storms

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