US: Tsunami Countries Must Chose Aid or Debt Relief
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The Bush Administration said on  Wednesday tsunami-hit countries that want long-term debt relief  would have to choose between that and other U.S. aid.
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The United States on Tuesday more  than doubled to $35 million its pledge of aid for victims of  the Asian tsunami and said it and the international community  would have to provide much more.
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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 International Monetary Fund is to offer up to $1bn in financial assistance to each nation affected by the Asian tsunami.
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The United States further increased its aid commitment to South and East Asian countries affected by Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunami disaster to $35 million.
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US aid for tsunami survivors in Indonesia could help temper anti-American sentiments.
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The United States expects to provide an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top US aid official said on Monday.
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The United States is set to offer  "all appropriate assistance" to Asian countries hit on Sunday  by a powerful earthquake and the giant waves it generated, a  White House spokesman said.
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The United States dispatched disaster teams Monday and prepared an initial &#36;15 million aid package to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis. U.S. officials were seeking to contact hundreds of Americans who remain unaccounted for in the region.
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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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Fourth in the lineup of nations bankrolling tsunami relief efforts, the United States will probably increase its pledge once "the true dimension of this tragedy" is clear, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON/JAKARTA  - U.S. presidents past and  present appealed to all Americans Monday to aid victims of the  Asian tsunami, as rescuers struggled to get food and water to  those clinging to life on shattered coastlines.
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The United States will play a leading role in the international relief operation after the Asian tsunami disaster, the White House vowed Monday.
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The US disaster teams have rushed to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis while the US government is sending emergency aid package to the disaster affected countries, officials said here Monday.
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Countries across the globe were yesterday responding to the massive tsunami catastrophe in south Asia as United Nations officials warned that it would require the world&#39;s biggest ever aid
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US officials held a conference call yesterday to discuss ways to aid the south Asian countries inundated by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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UNITED STATES WASHINGTON -- The United States and its major economic allies struggled yesterday to resolve deep differences over how to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world's poorest countries. Debt relief and broader topics of international finance topped the agenda for finance officials attending committee meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Treasury ...