Obama promises all-out relief effort in Haiti

 
JULIE PACE, MATTHEW LEE,Associated Press Writers
Published: January 13, 2010

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised an all-out rescue and humanitarian effort Wednesday to help Haiti overcome a "cruel and incomprehensible" tragedy, the ruinous earthquake that ravaged the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

The president said the relief effort is gearing up even as the U.S. government works to account for Americans who were on the island nation when the disaster struck late...


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