Bush pledges US to lead international assistance to victims
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WASHINGTON -- As a US naval armada began steaming to the region, President Bush yesterday pledged to lead a coordinated international effort to help tsunami-stricken Asia, and said initial US aid of $35 million would be ''only just the beginning" of a long-term response to one of the worst natural disasters in history.
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President Bush on Saturday urged Americans to help the neediest among them by volunteering to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor in a Christmas day call for compassion.
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CRAWFORD - President Bush announced Wednesday that the United States would head a group of nations coordinating relief to areas devastated by Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunami, while defending the speed and scope of the American response to the tragedy.
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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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US President George W. Bush announced he would visit Florida Sunday to survey the devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley and try to comfort those afflicted by the deadly storm.
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US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he is committed to helping countries affected bythe tsunami disaster &quot;in the difficult weeks and months that lie ahead.
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The United States is set to offer  "all appropriate assistance" to Asian countries hit on Sunday  by a powerful earthquake and the giant waves it generated, a  White House spokesman said.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - President Bush said U.S.  aid efforts after Asia's killer tsunami would improve the U.S.  image in the Muslim world as fears receded that diseases and  infections could kill many thousands of survivors.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush pledged more US help Wednesday to tsunami victims in Asia, beyond the $35 million promised. He announced that the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international
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President Bush on Wednesday pledged  $350 million in aid to the Palestinians to bolster security and  economic development, and said the goal of Palestinian  statehood "is within reach."
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and size of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, dramatically raised U.S. assistance to the region on  Friday to $350 million from $35 million.
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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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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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President Bush expressed his condolences Sunday to the victims of the massive earthquake and tidal waves that hit southern and southeast Asia. The State Department said three Americans have been identified as being among those killed.
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United States President George W Bush said on Wednesday the United States&#39; initial grant of $US35 million in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was &quot;only the beginning of our help&quot; but he did not announce an immediate increase in aid
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US President George W. Bush signed a bill on Thursday, authorizing 300 million dollars to help victims of violence and support peace talks in Sudan, local mass media reported.
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The United States yesterday pledged more help for the tsunami-ravaged regions of South Asia and East Africa, and President Bush issued his first public statement