Funds Ready for Tsunami Aid, but Hill Seeks to Do More
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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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Heavy rains and floods are  holding up efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunami, but  the United Nations said on Tuesday that "extraordinary  progress" was being made and the total amount of aid pledged  had risen to between $2 billion and $3 billion.
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Giving money may be the best way to provide immediate relief to the victims of the South Asia tsunami catastrophe, but it's long-term development aid that will provide countries with the greatest stability.
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The United States expects to provide  an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating  tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top U.S.  aid official said on Monday.
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World leaders gathered here for an emergency summit with the United Nations saying aid pledges since the Asian tsunami disaster were near four billion dollars as the International Monetary Fund offered one billion dollars in aid.
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World leaders tried to put $4 billion  in aid pledged for tsunami survivors to work on Thursday, the  urgency of their task conveyed in a chilling warning that the  death toll could double without quick action to prevent  disease.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush, seeking to highlight America's concern over the Asian disaster, named his father and his predecessor yesterday to spearhead a private fund-raising campaign to help victims of last month's tsunamis, calling on Americans to ''contribute as they are able to do so."
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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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Experts say aid priorities should include preparation and risk reduction as well as emergency relief.
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President Bush is expected to ask Congress next month for roughly &#36;1 billion for continued U.S. aid for victims of the calamitous Indian Ocean tsunami, lawmakers said Wednesday.
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Some Northland charities and churches are asking for donations to help the victims of southern Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster, and more may do so.
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When a new Congress convenes next week, lawmakers will call on the Bush administration to do all it can to help victims of the tsunamis in Asia and Africa. Questions of how much aid will be needed &#151; and how to pay for it &#151; will come later.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, completing his tour of tsunami-ravaged countries Friday with a brief visit to this island nation where more than 30,000 were killed, said the Bush administration was committed to long-term assistance and was prepared to boost its $350 million contribution in aid if additional relief proved necessary.
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The Bush administration more than doubled its financial commitment yesterday to provide relief to nations suffering from the Indian Ocean tsunami, amid complaints that the
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U.S. companies are expected to  contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in relief aid to  tsunami-hit Asia, but some may be slower to help since the  sudden disaster struck during a holiday season, company  executives and charity experts said on Wednesday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadians rushed to give money Tuesday to help victims of the catastrophic tsunami ahead of a midnight deadline for Ottawa to match individual donations with federal cash.
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As relief pledges near $4 billion, officials hope to leverage altruism for crises elsewhere.