Text of president Obama’s statement on Haiti

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President Obama today vowed to lead a swift and coordinated effort to help victims of Tuesday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.

‘We have to be there in their time of need,’ he said. ‘We have to be there for them.’

Read Obama’s statement on our sister blog Top of the Ticket.