Powell: Tsunami Aid Should Be Long-Term
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The United States should go beyond immediate humanitarian aid to tsunami-ravaged nations and plan to help long-term as they rebuild physically and economically, Secretary of State Colin Powell said as he wrapped up a tour of the devastation.
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Eight Americans are confirmed dead  and hundreds are not yet accounted for after a devastating  tsunami that killed more than 22,700 people across Asia,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday.
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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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US Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel on Monday to the area devastated by the Asian tsunami disaster, a White House spokesman said today.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (IPS) - As donations for the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster  continue to rise, development experts are hoping that the  generosity shown by governments and citizens will mark a ânew  beginningâ in the fight against poverty.
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Chancellor Schroder wants to go beyond immediate financial and humanitarian aid to the tsunami-hit nations by proposing bilateral "partnerships." The idea of long-term help has found takers in Germany.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell flew over the muddy devastation left by the tsunami on the island of Sumatra and said it was the most shocking scenes of disaster he had seen during his career in the military and government.
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The United States expects to provide an initial 15 million dollars in aid for victims of a devastating Tsunami in Asia and has already released 400,000 dollars, a top US aid official said.
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The world's nations, generous with their aid since the Asian tsunami catastrophe, must take action to be prepared for and prevent such natural events from becoming mass killers, the U.N. emergency relief chief said Monday.
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SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to give you an update on the situation in South Asia as a result of the tsunami and the loss of life that was so tragic.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Fresh dangers stalked  efforts to help millions of tsunami victims on Wednesday as  Secretary of State Colin Powell voiced his shock at the  devastation he saw touring the worst-hit areas in Indonesia.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has backed debt relief for Asian countries devastated by this week&#39;s killer tsunami, and said Washington was ready to play a major role in the long term recovery.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a long-term effort from the international community to help overcome the tsunami tragedy in Asia which he said was a "global catastrophe".
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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.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will seek $950 million in federal aid for the areas affected by the Asian tsunami, nearly tripling a previous commitment of $350 million that was announced when the administration was under fire for what critics called a sluggish response to the crisis.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, on the first leg of a hastily-arranged tour of countries devastated by the tsunami, said Monday he would focus on assessing the progress of the relief effort and trying to inspire aid workers and survivors. Powell also said he did not anticipate announcing an increase in the $350 million in reconstruction assistance pledged by the United States.
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A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be running by next year, a UN agency says.