At Christmas, President Urges Aid to the Needy
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Bush exchanged gifts with his family, posed for photographs with Marines, and issued a Christmas day radio address urging Americans to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress on Monday to rush about &#36;2.5 billion in additional aid to hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on Friday.
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President Bush is asking Congress for &#36;2.52 billion in military and economic aid for Israel and &#36;350 million to help the Palestinian economy and security forces.
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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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In his new budget, the president has requested money for thousands of items similar to the pet projects of Congress.
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Facing skeptics in the new Democratic-led U.S. Congress, President Alvaro Uribe pleaded with the American public on Thursday to continue a $700 million annual aid package that he credits for making his violence-tortured nation more peaceful and less corrupt.
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COLLINSVILLE, Ill.  - President Bush, who called  on Americans this week to make a donation to help victims of  the Asian tsunami, has contributed $10,000 himself, the White  House said on Wednesday.
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Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa.
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President George W. Bush put his father, George Bush, and his predecessor, Bill Clinton, in charge of efforts to raise private US donations for countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunamis.
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President Bush plans to ask Congress on Monday to rush more than &#36;2 billion in additional aid to hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on Friday.
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President Bush gave Tanzania's president, who played basketball as a youth, a pair of Shaquille O'Neal's shoes today, along with millions of dollars to help combat disease and poverty in the east African country.
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If the Santa wish list isn't working out, let Uncle Sam help you find a holiday gift.
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President George W. Bush on Friday called for a package of tax cuts and other measures totaling around $140 billion to shore up the fragile U.S. economy.
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The Salvation Army struggles this holiday season
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush asked Congress  on Monday for $7.1 billion in new emergency aid for Florida and  other states hard hit by hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne.
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President Bush mobilized federal emergency assistance Tuesday on behalf of Southern California officials struggling with devastating wildfires, and scheduled a visit to the stricken region on Thursday.
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This is the season for giving, and merchants and children alike encourage it.