Bush Supports Conference for Tsunami Aid
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President Bush makes a statement from his Crawford, Texas ranch, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004. President George W. Bush said Wednesday the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international
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President Bush on Friday signed legislation allowing people who donate to Indian Ocean tsunami relief to claim deductions on their 2004 tax returns, if they write the check before the end of the month.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and scale of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, abruptly raised the U.S. contribution to $350 million  on Friday, 10 times the amount pledged just two days ago.
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The United States is preparing a new  tsunami disaster aid package for introduction in Congress early  next year, but a leading Democrat said on Thursday President  Bush has the authority to commit $300 million immediately to  the international relief effort.
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President Bush signed messages of condolence Monday at embassies of the four nations hit hardest by the tsunami. The messages also were signed by First Lady Laura Bush and former Presidents Clinton and Bush. Here is what the president wrote in each book:
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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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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 aid."
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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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President Bush personally contributed $10,000 toward tsunami disaster relief, the White House announced Wednesday.
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President Bush will send a delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, to the tsunami-affected region on Sunday to assess
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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 George W. Bush said $35 million in aid the US has pledged to help Asian nations deal with this weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis is ``only the beginning&#39;&#39; of the US recovery effort.
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President Bush said on Wednesday a $35 million US pledge for victims of the Asian tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was stingy were &quot;misguided and ill-informed.
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President Bush on Saturday offered a long list of ways the United States is trying to help victims of the deadly tsunami in South Asia.
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The US will join the European Union at a proposed conference to gather international aid for victims of the tsunamis in Asia and Africa, the State Department said.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell expresses the sympathy of the American people and President Bush for the loss of life in the tsunami tragedy, as he visits the Embassy of Thailand, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.
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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.