Bush defends relief efforts
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President Bush launched an aggressive defense Wednesday of his administration&#39;s response to the southern Asian tsunami disaster, calling critics
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President Bush, who has pledged &#36;350 million in U.S. aid to help victims of Asian countries ravaged by the tsunami, has contributed &#36;10,000 from his personal funds to the relief effort, his spokesman said Wednesday.
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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 opened a coast-to-coast journey through Africa on Saturday by highlighting how U.S. aid can help a small western African nation like Benin develop and save lives.
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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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President Bush defended his decision not to visit violence-stricken nations like Kenya and Sudan, saying he wanted to focus on âsuccess stories.â
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The Bush administration more than doubled its financial commitment Tuesday to provide relief to nations suffering from the Indian Ocean tsunami, amid complaints that the vacationing President Bush has been insensitive to a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions.
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President Bush signed disaster declarations Thursday to speed federal assistance to hurricane-battered states and is considering a visit to the region, his spokesman said.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, criticized for  his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on  Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State  Colin Powell to the region on Sunday to assess the need for  U.S. assistance.
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President Bush today defended his administration&#39;s efforts to provide the public with an adequate supply of flu vaccine, blaming a production flaw abroad for the shortage and pledging that
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Europe News, CRAWFORD, Texas, President George W. Bush says that a $35 million (18.3 million pounds) US pledge for victims of the Asian tsunami is only the beginning and any suggestions America was stingy are &quot;misguided and ill-informed&quot;.
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Description: At the United Nations, President Bush defends his decision to go to war in Iraq and calls on the international community to help in reconstruction.
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The United States' top diplomat says he needs to take a careful firsthand look at the immediate humanitarian relief needs in countries ravaged by an undersea earthquake and tsunami wave, and defended the U.S. response so far as generous and appropriate.
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Editor&#39;s Note: President Bush bristled at the suggestion that the US response to the horrendous Christmas tsunamis was &#39;stingy.
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FORT PIERCE, FLA. - President Bush on Wednesday helped distribute bottled water, bags of ice, food and $2 billion in federal aid to hurricane-battered residents of this vital electoral state.
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US President George W. Bush on Wednesday showcased his role in helping California fight devastating wildfires, eager to prove he learned the grim lessons of the botched response to Hurricane Katrina.
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President Bush, denounced by tens of thousands of anti-American protesters on the streets of Rome, defended his humanitarian record on Saturday to Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed concern about "the worrisome situation in Iraq."