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The unimaginable devastation caused by the earthquake and the ongoing aftershocks since January 12, 2010, is, as you pointed out, one of the worst natural disasters to confront the Western Hemisphere in modern history.

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Lugar describes the severity of the earthquake's impact on Haiti.

01/27/2010

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