US Adds $20 Million to Earthquake Relief
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US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, speaks during a press briefing at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in Washington.
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Sudan and the UN launch an appeal to raise $20m to help more than 400,000 people hit by recent flooding.
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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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The money needed to treat ailing ground zero workers could soar to $20 million a month by the end of this year, up from about $6 million a month now.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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A spending bill for this past year included $20 million "for commemoration of success" in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The earthquake that shook southern  Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of  the 20th century, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Private US donations to aid tsunami victims reportedly passed 337 million dollars and could soon dwarf the 350 million dollars pledged by the federal government, while European governments marshaled additional resources to bolster relief operations.
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President Bush said he would increase emergency aid to $350 million, putting the overall amount donated at nearly $1.2 billion from 40 nations.
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American taxpayers have invested about $20 billion to stock the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is about to be filled to the brim for the first time.
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Major US corporations began rolling out plans Thursday to donate to the massive relief effort under way to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck South Asia on Sunday.
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US aid to victims of an earthquake that sent deadly waves crashing onto shores in Asia and Africa has been doubled to $35 million and is likely to be much more in an international
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A hurricane disaster relief package approved last week includes money for fixing communications equipment at NASA&#39;s Kennedy Space Center.
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Rejecting a United Nations official&#39;s suggestion that it had been a &quot;stingy&quot; aid donor, the Bush administration on Tuesday announced another $20 million in relief
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The Bush administration is increasing its initial contribution for relief aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami to $350 million, a tenfold boost from the commitment it made earlier this week.
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President Bush on Wednesday approved  $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help  pay its Israeli utility bills after key lawmakers objected to  plans to use the money for presidential elections in January  and to pay Palestinian salaries.
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President Bush  approved Wednesday $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, as part of a broader White House strategy to pursue peace in the Middle East following Yasser Arafat's death.