Powell to Bush: Long-Term Tsunami Assistance Needed
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Sunday the United States should plan to provide long-term aid  to Indian Ocean countries battered by last month's tsunami as  efforts begin to shift from saving lives to rebuilding  communities.
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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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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our help" but he did not announce an  immediate increase in aid.
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President Bush used his weekly radio  address on Saturday to urge Americans to keep opening their  wallets for South Asia tsunami victims as he prepared to get an  assessment of what further help is needed.
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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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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, witnessing firsthand the devastation wrought by the Asian tsunami yesterday, described their shock at the scale of the destruction and pledged to speed aid flights to needy areas.
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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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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell faced the unimaginable destruction of Asia's tsunami  horror Wednesday as his helicopter swooped low over a razed  coast that is now a graveyard for thousands.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush will send a  delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and the  president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to the  tsunami-affected region on Sunday to assess the need for  assistance, the White House said.
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U.S. officials held a conference call Sunday to discuss ways to help countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. A White House statement said aid had begun flowing to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Monday he did not expect U.S. financial aid for tsunami-hit  Asian nations to increase for now as he visited the region  after criticism that Washington's initial response was slow and  stingy.
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US President George W Bush seeks to boost US aid to the tsunami-hit nations to a total of $950m (Â£511m).
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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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TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Jeb Bush will travel to southeast Asia with Secretary of State Colin Powell and visit the areas devastated by tsunamis, his office said Thursday.
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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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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Jeb Bush will travel to southeast Asia with Secretary of State Colin Powell and visit the areas devastated by tsunamis, his office said Thursday.
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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.