Clinton,who is set to visit Haiti on Thursday, said that despite its status as the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, it has made progress in democratic governance since elections in 2006 and stands to take another step forward with elections for a new senate on Sunday.
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American was operating humanitarian flights, with three American Eagle aircraft flying 30, 000 pounds of supplies into HaitionThursday.
President Obama called Clinton onThursday evening and wished him a speedy recovery so he can continue his work onHaiti and other humanitarian efforts, a senior administration official said.