US TV special for tsunami relief
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A US celebrity TV special will benefit the tsunami relief effort in South Asia, as actors make donations.
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MEDAN, Indonesia -- President Bush announced a tenfold increase in US aid to tsunami victims yesterday, pledging $350 million, as relief supplies poured into Asia from around the world.
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Saturday's tsunami relief telethon on NBC, with its many celebrity appearances, tapped into our weakness for feel-good moments - Extreme Makeover: Disaster Edition.
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The capacity of people to give never ceases to amaze me. In Washington, Donnie Simpson, a local radio personality, recently helped raise funds for the American Red Cross's tsunami relief efforts. Listeners were encouraged to donate a minimum of $100 for a song request or shout-out.
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Madonna, Diana Ross, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige are among the performers who are joining the NBC Universal benefit special "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope." The program, which will benefit the American Red Cross, will air Saturday on NBC, and NBC cable properties, Telemundo and PAX.
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LONDON -- The US government is contributing $35 million of the half-billion dollars that the world's developed nations are donating to the tsunami relief effort, and many Americans believe -- as President Bush put it earlier this week -- that their country is being its typical ''generous, kindhearted" self.
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Hollywood stars and recording artists  from Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis to Madonna and Elton John put  their wattage to work on Saturday, raising money for victims of  the Asian tsunami disaster in a nationally broadcast telethon.
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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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While the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean has focused attention on that part of the world, great waves also pose a threat to the United States.
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Highlights of the Bush administration's response Wednesday to the earthquake-tsunami catastrophe in Asia:
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The United States dispatched disaster specialists yesterday and prepared an initial $15 million (euro11 million) aid package to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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The United States is moving on several fronts toward a global tsunami warning system following the Asian catastrophe.
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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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A television benefit show for  victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder,  Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities  has run into controversy in the United States before a note has  been played or a dollar pledged.
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The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean.
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A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged.
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Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Hugh Grant join the line-up for a two-hour US TV tsunami benefit.