Presidents Call on U.S. to Help Tsunami Survivors
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U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
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The world has pledged about $220 million to help tsunami survivors, relying on lessons from past disasters to expedite relief. WASHINGTON - Aid workers in airplanes dropped thousands of packets of noodles to Indonesians stranded in cliff-top villages.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. aid helicopters  stepped up missions on Tuesday to Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh  province, expanding help to millions affected by the giant wave  that killed 175,000 around the Indian Ocean.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - President Bush said U.S.  aid efforts following Asia's killer tsunami would improve  America's image in the Muslim world as fears receded that  diseases and infections could kill many thousands of survivors.
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President Bush on Monday tapped two former presidents &#151; his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton &#151; to lead a nationwide, private fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.
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President Bush expressed his "sincere condolences" Sunday to the victims of the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit southern and southeast Asia. Officials said U.S. relief efforts already were underway.
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U.S. helicopters stepped up aid flights in tsunami-hit Indonesia Tuesday as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan urged rich nations to spend more on preventing natural disasters before the next one hits.
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President Bush said Monday the United States has a duty to continue helping victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, but he did not put any more money behind his commitment for long-term assistance.
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The United States &quot;will do more&quot; to help the victims of the gigantic earthquake and tsunamis in Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.
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President Bush on Saturday offered a long list of ways the United States is trying to help victims of the deadly tsunami in South Asia.
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Members of Congress are pushing for quick action on aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami, but the Bush administration has plenty of money already to launch its relief operations in the Indian Ocean basin, congressional officials said Wednesday.
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President Bush on Friday pledged &#36;350 million to help tsunami victims, and didn't rule out sending even more U.S. aid to help people recover from what he is calling an "epic disaster."
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US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that he&#39;s committed to helping the countries that were affected by the disaster &quot;in the difficult weeks and months that lie ahead.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged more US help Wednesday to tsunami victims in Asia, beyond the $35 million promised. He announced that the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international
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President Bush pledged a long-term  U.S. commitment to helping the tsunami-hit nations of South  Asia on Monday and said the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia is  going to require the most intense effort.
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President Bush and two former U.S.  presidents, George Bush and Bill Clinton, made a joint appeal  on Monday for "every American" to contribute money to help  victims of the South Asia tsunami.
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Both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas are vulnerable to tsunamis like the one that devastated Indian Ocean shorelines in December and experts said on Tuesday they are scrambling to try to get warning system in place before politicians lose interest.