Morning Briefing

"Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton clasped hands with residents of one of Haiti's massive tent cities Monday" during a tour of Port-Au-Prince, the Associated Press reports. "At a news conference with President Rene Preval on the grounds of the collapsed national palace, Bush said he was struck by the devastation caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake. 'It's one thing to see it on TV, it's another to see it firsthand,' said Bush, who was making his first visit to Haiti. 'Hopefully our visit will remind people that Haiti needs help,'" the news service writes.