Johanna Mendelson Forman

Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies' Americas Program

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Senior associate in the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

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President Obama has made the US response to Haiti's earthquake a " top priority across the federal government ." How long will it take? How much will it cost?

America's Commitment to Haiti: How Much for How Long?

President Obama has made the US response to Haiti's earthquake a " top priority across the federal government ." How long will it take? How much will it cost?

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President Obama has made the  US response  to Haiti's earthquake a "top priority across the federal government."

America's Commitment to Haiti: How Much for How Long?

President Obama has made the US response to Haiti's earthquake a "top priority across the federal government."

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