Bush pushed for improvement in Katrina-hit region
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LONG BEACH, Mississippi  - President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.
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âHurricane Katrina broke through the levees,â the president said. âIt broke a lot of hearts. It destroyed buildings. But it didnât affect the spirit of a lot of citizens in this community.â
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US President George W. Bush next week will visit New Orleans and parts of the Mississippi coast ravaged two years ago by Hurricane Katrina, the White House said Friday.
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President Bush's Gulf Coast rebuilding chief said Monday that the federal government is living up to its responsibility in helping the region recover from the 2005 hurricanes, but suggested that state and local leaders weren't doing enough to put federal dollars to use.
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President Bush said the U.S. would probably add more resources as the scope of what he called an "epic disaster" became clearer.
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Gov. Jeb Bush&#39;s experience with disaster recovery in the wake of the state&#39;s devastating hurricane season will be put to use as he
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - President Bush on Sunday  assured Floridians help was on the way to ease their suffering  after a devastating hurricane, as he toured the wreckage of a  state critical to his re-election.
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President Bush is to honour those who have "dedicated their lives" to rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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In the year since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, the Bush administration has been sluggish in helping devastated areas recover, a prominent Mississippi Democrat said in his party's Saturday radio address.
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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 is offering moral support and financial aid to states hard hit by the latest hurricane to strike the United States.
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President Bush will head to Florida on Wednesday to survey hurricane damage and the president is asking Congress to approve &#36;2 billion for "urgent needs" stemming from hurricanes Charley and Frances.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton once again criticized President Bush and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their response to Hurricane Katrina, re-emphasizing on Monday her plan for Gulf Coast recovery.
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President Bush on Wednesday assured the governors of states in the path of Hurricane Ivan of federal aid to deal with damage from the storm.
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President Bush, ahead of next week's anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, says the government is making changes to improve response to national disasters and address the deep-seated poverty the floodwaters exposed.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure from Democrats and some fellow  Republicans over Iraq, promised on Saturday to step up the pace  of spending on reconstruction contracts in that country despite  the violence.
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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.