Bush Visits Fla., Gives $2B in Relief Aid
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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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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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Moving with lightning speed, the US Congress approved two billion dollars in emergency relief to hurricane-stricken Florida, a key battleground state in the upcoming presidential and congressional elections.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - President Bush scheduled a visit Sunday to hurricane-stricken Florida and Alabama - the third such visit for Florida - as Hurricane Ivan victims faced another day of digging through the debris for their belongings and waiting hours in lines for food and water...
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The U.S. Congress on Tuesday passed  $2 billion in emergency spending to help hurricane victims in  Florida, a crucial battleground state in the upcoming  presidential and congressional elections.
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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 Bush is expected to ask Congress as early as Monday for at least another &#36;3 billion to help cover the cost of Florida's pummeling by hurricanes, congressional aides said Friday.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - The death toll from Hurricane  Charley climbed to 16 on Sunday as thousands left homeless in  southwest Florida sorted through wreckage and President Bush  rushed in to view the devastation.
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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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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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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 visits Florida, where a hurricane killed 16 people and caused  billions of dollars of damage.
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President Bush on Wednesday signed a multibillion-dollar economic rescue package on Wednesday that means $300 to $1,200 rebates for many American households.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our help" but he did not announce an  immediate increase in aid.
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President Bush got a look at damage from Hurricane Frances on Wednesday and doled out food and water to Florida residents in his fourth visit in a month to a state vital to his re-election hopes.
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MEDAN, Indonesia -- President Bush announced a tenfold increase in US aid to tsunami victims yesterday, pledging $350 million, as relief supplies poured into Asia from around the world.
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President Bush comforted residents in hurricane-battered Florida for the fifth time in six weeks on Wednesday, delivering sympathy and promises of aid to hard-hit citrus growers in a crucial part of the politically vital state.