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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International aid agencies say they hope an emergency summit of world leaders in Jakarta this week will offer direction to overcome logistical problems in the fight to help tsunami victims.
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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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President Bush on Thursday said American's military "is making a significant difference" for tsunami victims, despite demands by Indonesia that foreign troops leave the ravaged Aceh province by the end of March.
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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.
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The United States will play a leading role in the international relief operation after the Asian tsunami disaster, the White House vowed Monday.
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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is asking Ohioans to reach into their pockets to help victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster. In a statement, Taft asked for cash donations to be made to the American Red Cross International Response Fund.
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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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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - 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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WASHINGTON : Two days after being criticised for not doing enough to aid in the Asian tsunami disaster relief effort, US President George Bush has announced a major American contribution.
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The United Nations is saying tens of thousands more people may have died in Asia's tsunami disaster as former US presidents to rock stars mobilise to feed the millions of destitute.
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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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PHUKET, Thailand  - Former  President Bill Clinton met Thai "sea gypsies" on a tour of tsunami-hit Asian countries on Saturday and called for stepped up efforts to provide permanent homes to survivors of the 2004 disaster.
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President Bush will send a delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to the tsunami-affected region on Sunday to assess
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President Bush expressed his condolences Sunday to the victims of the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit southern and southeast Asia.
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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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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United States stepped  up its diplomatic and relief effort in tsunami countries,  sending Secretary of State Colin Powell to the hardest-hit  region and promising more helicopters and field hospitals would  follow.