Bush Raises Tsunami Aid Tenfold to $350 Million
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and scale of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, abruptly raised the U.S. contribution tenfold to $350  million on Friday.
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British charities announced on Thursday that they have so far raised 15 million pounds (about 28.9 million US dollars) in aid for Asian tsunami victims.
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President George W. Bush said $35 million in aid the US has pledged to help Asian nations deal with this weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis is ``only the beginning&#39;&#39; of the US recovery effort.
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President Bush brought together  former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Monday to  launch an appeal for Americans to make a donation to help  victims of the South Asia quake and tsunamis.
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President Bush brought together former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Monday to launch an appeal for Americans to make a donation to help victims of the South Asia quake and tsunamis.
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Former President Bush challenged his hometown Wednesday to raise &#36;100 million for tsunami victims by the end of the month &#151; his first major fund-raising venture since he was appointed to help lead the private relief effort.
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President Bush said on Wednesday a $35 million US pledge for victims of the Asian tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was stingy were &quot;misguided and ill-informed.
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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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President George W Bush and two of his predecessors call on US citizens to aid the Asian tsunami's victims.
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Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the Asian tsunami.
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President Bush on Wednesday pledged  $350 million in aid to the Palestinians to bolster security and  economic development, and said the goal of Palestinian  statehood "is within reach."
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The British government raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to 96 million dollars, more than tripling its offer from a day earlier, the Department for International Development said.
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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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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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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the Asian  tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was  stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."
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LONDON  - Britons have so far raised the equivalent of nearly 30 million US dollars for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, matching the sum pledged a day earlier by their government, charities announced.
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The United States is preparing a new  tsunami disaster aid package for introduction in Congress early  next year, but a leading Democrat said on Thursday President  Bush has the authority to commit $300 million immediately to  the international relief effort.