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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Saturday 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 struck by a devastating earthquake.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the Haitian earthquake relief effort will not be measured in days or weeks, but in months and even years.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hungry, haggard survivors clamored for food and water Saturday as donors squabbled over how to get aid to Haiti and rescuers waged an increasingly improbable battle to free the dying before they become the dead.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Saturday that America "stands united" with the Haitian people as he thanked two former presidents for agreeing to help raise billions to help rebuild the country after this week's devastating earthquake.