3 Presidents Team Up on Haiti

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush join Obama at White House
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 16, 2010 11:06 AM CST
3 Presidents Team Up on Haiti
President Obama walks with former President Bill Clinton former President George W. Bush.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

President Obama said today that America "stands united" with the Haitian people as he thanked two former presidents for agreeing to help raise billions to rebuild the Caribbean nation. Obama met in the Oval Office with George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and they announced a new website for donations, http://www.clintonbushhaitifund.org.

"I know a lot of people want to send blankets or water. Just send your cash," said Bush, who made his first visit to the Oval Office since leaving the White House last year. Clinton, who also is the special UN envoy to Haiti, called the nation "one of the most remarkable, unique places I have ever been." (More Haiti stories.)

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