'Final' obstacle stalls $1.15B in US aid for Haiti
The US Congress has put up another obstacle to delivering the $1.15 billion in reconstruction money it promised back in March. The State Department still has to prove the money won't be stolen or misused not an easy task in a country notorious for corruption.
"Given the weak governmental institutions that existed in Haiti even before the earthquake, Congress wants to be sure we have that accountability in place before these funds are obligated," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told AP. (AP)
