Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said officials were beginning to assess the disaster and deploy emergency aid to Haiti.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined U.S.help to Haiti from Hawaii where she is attending an Asia-Pacific conference.

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Waters accused Undersecretary of State for Latin America Roger Noriega -- whom she called "a Haiti hater" -- of being behind the troubles there.

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This is a significant date as it recalls an uprising of enslaved Africans on the island of Saint Domingue in 1791, resulting in the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black independent state in the Western World.

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In that effort, our government, especially USAID and the Departments of State and Defense are working closely together and with our partners in Haiti, the region, and around the world.

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