Filed at 9:36 p.m. ET LEOGANE, Haiti (AP) -- Bill Clinton returned to Haiti on a new mission Tuesday to invigorate recovery from January's devastating earthquake and help millions end lives of poverty and danger. On his first visit since becoming co-chairman of the committee overseeing more than $5.3 billion in international reconstruction aid, the former U.S. president visited the seaside town of Leogane, next to the Jan. 12 epicenter. Less than a fifth of its buildings survived, and thousands of residents are at risk from floods and high winds. Clinton arrived on the first official day of hurricane season, with experts warning this year's could be intense because of warm Atlantic waters...
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